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Cabinet Office: Social Media

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 11 November 2025UIN 83803

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77545 on Cabinet Office: Social Media, whether the influencers are (i) contracted directly by the New Media Unit or (ii) procured through a third party agency.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The New Media Unit delivers campaigns to support the government missions and government priorities. The New Media Unit’s planned spend is £10.9m.

No external individual contractors are employed by the New Media Unit. However, we use third party suppliers to support New Media Unit campaigns.

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