Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent from the public purse on promoting social media posts relating to the UK leaving the EU on (a) the @10DowningStreet Twitter account and (b) other online platforms for which her office is responsible in the last three months; and if she will place details of the content of those posts in the Library.

Over the last three months (20 August - 20 November), the Prime Minister’s Office has spent the following on paid social media posts related to the UK’s exit from the EU:

Total spend 20 August - 20 November: £52,509.84

This spend covers content outlining the UK’s future economic partnership with the EU and the withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU.

Total annual government communications spend is circa £300m. This activity represents 0.017% of total spend for the year.