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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: X Corp

Asked by Jack RankinConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 26 January 2026UIN 106869

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much their Department has spent on X and xAI since July 2024.

Answered by Chris Elmore

The central communication team at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has spent £722.77 on X Premium since July 2024, to enable the posting of longer-form messages, which can be essential when communicating in crisis situations. There has been no paid advertising on X by the FCDO since April 2023. We do not hold a central record of spending by overseas posts on X services, and this information could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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