Question follow-through · 106869

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: X Corp

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much their Department has spent on X and xAI since July 2024.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 19 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 21 Jan 2026
Answer: 26 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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19 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much their Department has spent on X and xAI since July 2024.
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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26 Jan 2026
Answer published
The central communication team at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has spent £722.77 on X Premium since July 2024, to enable the posting of longer-form messages, which can be essential when communicating in crisis situations. There ...

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