Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department has spent on (a) staff activity, (b) external research and advice, (c) public consultation and (d) stakeholder engagement related to the (i) Broadcasting White Paper and the (ii) Media Bill since the start of the 2021-22 financial year.

Figures on DCMS’s public spending can be found in DCMS’s Annual Report and Accounts, available on GOV.UK. Spending relating to the Broadcasting White Paper and Media Bill is a subset of the reported spend of the Media and Creative Industries Directorate.