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Scotland Office: Social Media

Asked by Josh Fenton-GlynnLabourScotland OfficeTabled Answered 6 March 2025UIN 35134

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many social media accounts his Department operates; and how much his Department spent on social media (a) subscriptions and (b) advertisements on each social media platform in each of the last three years.

Answered by Ian Murray

The Scotland Office operates 6 social media accounts across X, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn and Threads. It does not have any paid social media subscriptions.

The amount spent on advertisements on each social media platform in each of the last three years was:

Year

Channel

Amount

2022/3

Facebook/ Instagram

£49,893

2023/4

Facebook/ Instagram

£17,725

2024/5 (to date)

Facebook/ Instagram

£4,019

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