Question follow-through · 19347

Pension Protection Fund: FleishmanHillard

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Pension Protection Fund has spent on public affairs services provided by FleishmanHillard UK since July 2024; and for what purposes.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
3 Sept 2026 · 49 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Pension Protection Fund has spent on public affairs services provided by FleishmanHillard UK since July 2024; and for what purposes.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Fleishman Hillard provided specific support for two activities the Pension Protection Fund would classify as public affairs during the period July 2024 to April 2026 at a total cost of £33,736 excluding VAT.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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