Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2628 on Government departments: communication and public consultation, what data her Department holds on (a) government and (b) departmental spending on communications and marketing.

HMT does not hold data on all government spending on communications and marketing. However, communications and marketing spend above £100,000 is subject to central spending control and, as such, is published by each government department alongside other spend control data on a quarterly basis on gov.uk. This can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/search/all?keywords=spend+control+data&order=relevance.

The Public Spending Audit, announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in July 2024, set a target for finding £50m savings in both 2024-25 and 2025-26 by stopping non-essential spending on communications. The Government will provide an update on the delivery of these commitments at the Budget.