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Government Departments: Advertising

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 81876

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 71198 on Unherd: Advertising, whether the Government Communication Service SAFE framework currently permits government advertising on the websites of (a) T

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

SAFE framework assessments have been conducted on The Sun, The Daily Star, and Ladbible, and they have been assessed as appropriate for government advertising. No SAFE framework assessment has been conducted on Spiked.

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