Question follow-through · 10559
Ministry of Defence: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 25 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence has not directly hired external public relations (PR) consultants since July 2024. Any PR guidance is obtained through third-party arrangements with external agencies, following appropriate procurement rules.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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