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Ministry of Defence: Recruitment

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 12 May 2025UIN 49984

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recruitment advertising his Department has purchased through the Government contract with Manning Gottlieb Omni Media Group in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The following information relates to spend by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force (RAF) on the Pan Government contract with Manning Gottlieb Omni Media Group; the Army uses Capita for all recruitment advertising.

Spend in 2023-24 was £29.949 million and in 2024-25 was £32.268 million. Royal Navy and RAF advertising budgets for 2025-26 have not yet received final Cabinet Office approval so are unable to be confirmed at this time.

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