Scotland Office: Communication
(asked on 26th February 2026) - View Source
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the total expenditure on press and communications, including staffing costs, for financial year 2024/5, and for 2026 for the office of the Secretary of State for Scotland.
This question was answered on 4th March 2026
The total expenditure on press and communications, including staffing costs, for financial year 2024/25 was £1.944m.
Departmental spend on communications staff for financial year 2024-25 was £1.744m, including all on-costs such as pension contributions, national insurance and VAT.
The total Communications budget for the financial year 2025-26 is £1.949m.