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New Media Unit: Expenditure

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 15 June 2026UIN 7131

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the transaction GCS NEW MEDIA UNIT PROG to ACADEMIA LTD, Ref: 1037278197 was for; and what communications campaign it related to.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

This spend was used to procure filming kit for the production of video assets for campaigns, as well as supporting other filming requests.

This investment reduces expenditure on external production services by enabling cost-effective, self-sufficient content creation.

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