Question follow-through · 106860

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: X Corp

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
21 Jan 2026
Answer
27 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.

  2. 21 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Paid advertising on X was suspended in April 2023 following a SAFE Framework assessment. X is currently used only for organic (non-paid) content to communicate policies and public services.The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has spent a total of £...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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