Question follow-through · 122638

Cabinet Office: Social Media

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.

answeredCabinet Office

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
25 Mar 2026
Answer
26 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.

  2. 25 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The department has not paid for followers on its social media platforms.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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