Treasury: Advertising

(asked on 11th July 2017) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department and (b) each of its (i) non-departmental public bodies and (ii) executive agencies in each year since 2010.


Answered by
Andrew Jones Portrait
Andrew Jones
This question was answered on 17th July 2017

The total Treasury’s spending on advertising since 2010 was £18,877,108 which is split as follows:

Department

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

HM Treasury (1)

331,366

21,240

35,745

210,217

2,020,920

5,983,746

7,750,402

12,154

Debt Management Office (2)

130,250

56,650

100

1,194

878

13,355

3,536

7,518

Office for Budget Responsibility

1,230

500

Government Internal Audit Agency

33,036

11,700

Asset Protection Agency

28,767

130,150

1,495

Office of Government Commerce

64,685

26,003

(1) 2013-14 includes advertising for Help to Buy – 2013-14 (£1.69m), 2014-15 (£2.28m), 2015-16 (£0.14m) and Pension Wise – 2014-15 (£3.74m), 2015-16 (£4.77m), 2016-17 (£0.06m)

(2) Includes advertising costs for gilt auctions which are now discontinued

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