Asked by: John Cooper (Conservative - Dumfries and Galloway)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since 5 July 2024; and which firms that funding went to.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Public relations activity is a subset of communication spend. As such, this data is not held.
The Government Communication Service encourages the prioritisation of low and no cost public relations activities wherever possible.
It is recommended that all external communications support should be procured through approved government frameworks, with strict controls in place to ensure cost-effectiveness.
Asked by: John Cooper (Conservative - Dumfries and Galloway)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2024 to Question 20489 on Treasury: Media, which contractors were used for the spending on media training; and which Ministers received the media training.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The media training was provided by Freud Communications. The Ministers who received the training were the former Economic Secretary, the Exchequer Secretary and the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
Asked by: John Cooper (Conservative - Dumfries and Galloway)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Since 5 July 2024, the Department has spent £9.7k on media training for members of the Ministerial team. No costs on voice training for Ministers have been incurred since the 5th July 2024.