Written question asked by Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 20 April 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 April 2022. It was answered by Nigel Adams (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 April 2022 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Prime Minister: Information Officers
- Question
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Prime Minister's Office spent on communications staff in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.
- Answer
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Staffing costs for the Government Communication Service within the Cabinet Office, including No10, were approximately £18.3m in 2019-20, £25.1m in 2020-21 and £27.2m in 2021-22. Over this period, the Cabinet Office has responded to extraordinary national and global events, such as COVID-19 and UK Transition, through the running of large centralised public information campaigns.
The figures provided include staff loaned or seconded from other government departments who supported the centralised public information campaigns.
Staffing costs for the Government Communication Service within COP26 was approximately £623,000 in 2020-21 and £1.2m in 2021-22.
Secondary information
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- 156504
- Session
- 2021-22
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- Yes
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Prime Minister Information officers
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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