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Department for Education: Public Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
16 Jun 2026
Target answer date
18 Jun 2026
Answer
5 Aug 2026 · 50 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.

  2. 18 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Aug 2026

    Answer published

    Ministers have not hired external public relations (PR) consultants since July 2024.The department currently contracts its PR services through agencies. These contracts are procured via commercial routes, with all contracts publicly available and publishe...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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