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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Expenditure

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 3 September 2026UIN 19426

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the 2025/6 Annual Report and Accounts, for a breakdown of i) the £122m gross outturn on CDEL for "Support for the Digital, Broadcasting and Media sectors" described in SOPS 1.2 and ii) the £41m in gross outturn on RDEL for "Support for the Digital, Broadcasting and Media sectors" described in SOPS 1.1.

Answered by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

The £122m gross outturn on CDEL for "Support for the Digital, Broadcasting and Media sectors" described in SOPS 1.2 is:

Purchase of goods and services

56.0m

Grants

32.4m

Staff costs

31.7m

Other costs, including investment in assets and finance costs

2.0m

Total

122.1m

The £41m in gross outturn on RDEL for "Support for the Digital, Broadcasting and Media sectors" described in SOPS 1.1 is:

Staff costs

38.1m

Other costs, including purchase of goods and services, grants and finance costs

2.6m

Total

40.7m

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