Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Twitter accounts are run by his Department; how much his Department spends annually on (a) Twitter accounts and (b) all social media; and how many people in his Department are employed to work on social media.

A Twitter account run by the Department is a Twitter account that has been registered either by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) or one of the single services (either corporate or sponsored accounts). The MOD currently runs 109 Twitter accounts.

Spending on Twitter accounts includes money paid to Twitter in Financial Year (FY) 2013-14. See table.

Spending on all social media includes money paid to other social media channels directly during FY 2013-14. The MOD spent £87,206 on Twitter in FY 2013-14 and £767,981.89 on all Social Media. See table.