Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 11 September 2026 to Question 20821 on Government Departments: Communication, whether his Department holds that data.

Outturn spending data on communications is set out in annually published Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA). However, expenditure categories are in line with UN COFOG classifications, and so capture wider expenditure than just communications and campaign spend.

In line with the government’s response to Question 28797 tabled on 15 September 2026, marketing and media expenditure is also recorded on OSCAR. Individual departments may hold more detailed information on communications expenditure within their own finance systems.