Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) polling services in 2021.
The Department spent £51,455 (excluding VAT) on distinct focus groups commissioned to an external Supplier in 2021. More broadly, the Department spent £403,688.37 (excluding VAT) on research and evaluation services, which encompassed the use of focus groups and polling services to some degree, in 2021.