Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much funding his Department has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on advertising in each of the last three financial years.

In the last three fiscal years, advertising costs on the Northern Ireland Office general ledgers were as follows:

• 2020-21: £23,734.11
• 2021-22: £44,564.71
• 2022-23: £5,651.81

These costs were in line with agreed budgets for this area of spend.