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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Marketing

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 26 January 2026UIN 102841

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The requested information is not centrally collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. All spending is subject to standard value for money assessments.

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