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Government Departments: Communication

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 30 January 2025UIN 25685

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 January 2025, to Question 20957 on Government departments: communication and public consultation, if she will list the (a) Department, (b) theme and (c) estimated saving of each of the campaigns (i) that were cancelled, (ii) continuing with reduced budgets and (iii) aiming to reduce their expenditure by 25%.

Answered by Georgia Gould

There are currently no plans to publish this list in detail.

The comprehensive communications Spending Review identified 39 campaigns that were cancelled, 46 campaigns continuing with reduced budgets and 46 campaigns aiming to reduce their expenditure by 25%.

The combined savings from these measures total £85 million in 2024-25 and up to £96 million in 2025-26.

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