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Scotland Office: Communication

Asked by Stephen GethinsScottish National PartyScotland OfficeTabled Answered 4 March 2026UIN 116171

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the total expenditure on press and communications, including staffing costs, for financial year 2024/5, and for 2026 for the office of the Secretary of State for Scotland.

Answered by Kirsty McNeill

The total expenditure on press and communications, including staffing costs, for financial year 2024/25 was £1.944m.

Departmental spend on communications staff for financial year 2024-25 was £1.744m, including all on-costs such as pension contributions, national insurance and VAT.

The total Communications budget for the financial year 2025-26 is £1.949m.

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