Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount his Department spent on (a) television, (b) print, (c) online and (d) billboard advertising in each of the last five years.

The Department's spend on marketing and media communication services such as digital advertising, press, radio and TV services in each of the last 5 years is detailed as follows

Like all Government Departments and public bodies, we have a duty to help the public understand and manage new legal changes and rights, helping them get back in to work or save for retirement. We are delivering major reforms to the pensions and welfare systems with levels of spend underlining our commitment to provide essential public information at the appropriate time. We are careful to ensure we deliver value for money with these communications delivering significant benefits for individuals and wider society in understanding vital changes.