Question follow-through · 10084
Department for Work and Pensions: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 16 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 25 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
16 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jun 2026
Answer published
Data on spend relating to PR consultancy hire is not held by the department. The Government Communication Service encourages the prioritisation of low and no cost public relations activities wherever possible.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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