Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of his Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print and online, (ii) national newspapers in print and online, (iii) social media, (iv) search engines, (v) broadcast and on-demand television and (vi) other channels in the most recent year for which data is available.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The requested information is not centrally held, and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the proportion of Government marketing expenditure received by local newspapers.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The requested spend information is not held centrally.
The Government runs a number of advertising campaigns across a range of media channels. Channels are selected based on whether they will reach a campaign’s target audience effectively to have the most impact.
Local media channels such as print and radio are regularly used in campaigns to help reach hard to reach audiences. Social media is also an essential part of government communications used to reach younger audiences and help to inform the public directly about matters which may affect their lives or interests.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government marketing expenditure has been with social media corporations in each year since 2015.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The requested spend information is not held centrally.
The Government runs a number of advertising campaigns across a range of media channels. Channels are selected based on whether they will reach a campaign’s target audience effectively to have the most impact.
Local media channels such as print and radio are regularly used in campaigns to help reach hard to reach audiences. Social media is also an essential part of government communications used to reach younger audiences and help to inform the public directly about matters which may affect their lives or interests.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government marketing expenditure has been for local newspapers in each year since 2015.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The requested spend information is not held centrally.
The Government runs a number of advertising campaigns across a range of media channels. Channels are selected based on whether they will reach a campaign’s target audience effectively to have the most impact.
Local media channels such as print and radio are regularly used in campaigns to help reach hard to reach audiences. Social media is also an essential part of government communications used to reach younger audiences and help to inform the public directly about matters which may affect their lives or interests.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) algorithmic and (b) other automated decision making systems his Department uses; and for what purposes.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Algorithmic and automated decision-making systems are broad terms covering a large array of systems and processes. Whilst it would not be appropriate to comment on specific government systems, we can confirm that automated decision making in Government is compliant with provisions in GDPR and the Data Protection Act, which includes the right for a data subject to request ‘a new decision that is not based solely on automated processing.’
Government’s Roadmap to a Digital Future includes digital transformation in Government by ‘automating manual processes’ in order to drive greater efficiency and deliver maximum value for the taxpayer.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure of 14 June 2023 at Topical Questions, T7, Official Report, column 286, what plans his Department has to (a) utilise the provisions in Part 3 of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill and (b) use smart data in new sectors.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
There is exciting potential to explore Smart Data in further sectors, beyond Open Banking. Government, regulators and industry experts are working together via the Smart Data Council to ensure that the UK continues to be at the forefront of developments in this space.
This Bill is sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Before committing to utilise the provisions in Part 3 of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill in any given sector, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is working to understand how Smart Data can empower consumers and turbo charge competition.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what budget is attached to the role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs; and whether that budget is being drawn from existing Office for Veterans' Affairs funding.
Answered by Michael Ellis
Johnny Mercer MP was appointed as the first standalone UK Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 7 July in recognition of the seriousness with which this country takes supporting our veterans.
No budget is attached to the new role, but the Office for Veterans' Affairs has a budget this financial year of £10.3m. Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Salary entitlements are set out in Schedule One of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. The Minister for Veterans' Affairs’ salary is not being drawn from the Office for Veterans' Affairs' budget.
Under current arrangements the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has been allocated one full-time Private Secretary.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a severance agreement is attached to the new role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs.
Answered by Michael Ellis
Johnny Mercer MP was appointed as the first standalone UK Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 7 July in recognition of the seriousness with which this country takes supporting our veterans.
No budget is attached to the new role, but the Office for Veterans' Affairs has a budget this financial year of £10.3m. Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Salary entitlements are set out in Schedule One of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. The Minister for Veterans' Affairs’ salary is not being drawn from the Office for Veterans' Affairs' budget.
Under current arrangements the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has been allocated one full-time Private Secretary.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what salary is associated with the new role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs; and whether that salary is being drawn from existing Office for Veterans’ Affairs funding.
Answered by Michael Ellis
Johnny Mercer MP was appointed as the first standalone UK Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 7 July in recognition of the seriousness with which this country takes supporting our veterans.
No budget is attached to the new role, but the Office for Veterans' Affairs has a budget this financial year of £10.3m. Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Salary entitlements are set out in Schedule One of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. The Minister for Veterans' Affairs’ salary is not being drawn from the Office for Veterans' Affairs' budget.
Under current arrangements the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has been allocated one full-time Private Secretary.
Asked by: Stephanie Peacock (Labour - Barnsley East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants will be attached to the new role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs.
Answered by Michael Ellis
Johnny Mercer MP was appointed as the first standalone UK Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 7 July in recognition of the seriousness with which this country takes supporting our veterans.
No budget is attached to the new role, but the Office for Veterans' Affairs has a budget this financial year of £10.3m. Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Salary entitlements are set out in Schedule One of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. The Minister for Veterans' Affairs’ salary is not being drawn from the Office for Veterans' Affairs' budget.
Under current arrangements the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has been allocated one full-time Private Secretary.