Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what total cost to the public purse, inclusive of VAT, was incurred by her Department and the former Department for International Development between May 2018 and May 2022 for media buying services provided under the Crown Commercial Service's media buying framework agreement reference RM6003.

The total cost, including VAT, that was incurred between November 2018 and May 2022 was £766,650. Prior to November 2018, media buying was through a different agreement to RM6003.