Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Government has spent on anti-drink driving campaigns in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021 as of 9 December 2021.

In 2019, the Government spent £1,111,071.86 on anti-drink driving campaigns.

In 2020, the Government spent £177,014.73 on anti-drink driving campaigns. It is worth noting that during this period, communications were influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on hospitality. With the pause in pub socialising, campaigns prioritised other emerging issues such as the increase in speeding seen in the first national lockdown and mobile phone use at the wheel, as well as travelling safely during the pandemic.

In 2021, total planned expenditure for drink drive campaigns comes to £963,609.38, of which £411,117.45 has been spent so far.