Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.

The Northern Ireland Office publishes details of departmental spending over £25,000 on GOV.UK as part of its routine transparency data. A specific spend category for ‘Advertising, Marketing and Communications’ is available in these reports. This information can be accessed at the following link, which separates the data by month and year: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/nio-spending-over-25000-data-collection

Without targeted campaigns, millions of citizens would miss out on services, rights, and support to which they are entitled.

Campaigns across government have included the NHS Fit for the Future campaign which directly benefits patients by informing them how, where, and when to access transformed health services. The Defence investment campaign also generates thousands of skilled jobs and millions in regional economic growth through awareness.