Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much was disbursed on advertising by (a) his Department and (b) each of its (i) non-departmental public bodies and (ii) executive agencies since his Department was established.

The total value of advertising spend since the Department for International Trade (DIT) was created is outlined below. This expenditure covers the Great Campaign which moved to DIT from the Cabinet Office in 2016. This is the government’s domestic and international marketing campaigns which include Exporting is GREAT, Invest in GREAT Britain and the GREAT International Trade Campaign, which all support the government’s aims to increase UK exports, drive more demand for UK goods and services and increase the level in foreign investment into the UK.

Advertising for marketing and recruitment purposes for DIT: £13,364,662 (of which £13,072,437 relates to the GREAT campaign).

UK Export Finance spent approximately £7,500 on advertising costs from July 2016 to March 2017 and £4,610 from April to June 2017.