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Government Departments: Communication

Commons · Question 28797 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Alex Burghart

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the OSCAR II database holds information on departmental spending on communications, marketing and advertising.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 18 Sep 2026

Financial information explicitly recording Communications and Advertising expenditure is not held centrally within OSCAR. OSCAR records Marketing expenditure against the Chart of Accounts code "EXP - PURCHASE OF GOODS/SERVICES - MARKETING & MEDIA...