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.
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 |
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| 1,230 |
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| 500 |
Government Internal Audit Agency |
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| 33,036 | 11,700 |
Asset Protection Agency | 28,767 | 130,150 |
| 1,495 |
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Office of Government Commerce | 64,685 | 26,003 |
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(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