Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 6 October 2017 to Question 105441 on Scotland Office: Social Media, the Answer of 15 December 2017 to Question 119818 on Scotland Office: Advertising and the Answer of 8 January 2018 to Question 121531 on Scotland Office: Advertising when his Department started using Carat Ltd and whether the Departmental procurement card is still used for social media advertising costs.

Procurement cards continue to provide the most efficient way of paying for social media, given the relatively small amounts involved and need for flexibility.

Carat was awarded the UK Government’s 4-year media buying contract in November 2014.