Question to the Ministry of Defence:

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

A full departmental response could only be provided at disproportionate cost, however the majority of expenditure is accounted for by advertising by the three branches of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) to aid recruitment. Therefore, figures have been provided by the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force, and the MDP. Marketing and additional advertising expenditure outside of this remit is not held centrally.

Budget figures were 2021-22 £37,903,062; 2022-23 £42,800,318; 2023-24 (to date) £48,177,395.

Spend in 2020-21 was £34,178,742; 2021-22 £30,876,441; 2022-23 £40,562,477; and 2023-24 to date is £19,462,174.

Spending is reviewed regularly to ensure value for money.