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1228035

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Facebook
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total spent by Government departments on Facebook advertising in the past year; and whether they have plans to join a boycott of major advertisers pending Facebook’s change of policy on hate speech and disinformation.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL7345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is a significant advertiser on Facebook. Social media platforms enable departments and agencies to connect with citizens and businesses to communicate about important policies and help drive behaviour change, including in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Government is in correspondence with Facebook seeking reassurances and action on various points. Individual departments are responsible for their own advertising expenditure delivered in line with a centrally agreed approach coordinated by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 10/08/2020 15:30:10 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1217777

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Facebook
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Government departments have official Facebook accounts.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL6120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office. This is the prerogative of individual departments.</p><p>The Government has no objections to digital media companies running political advertising, provided it is transparent, and we are bringing forward proposals to increase transparency in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL6121 question first answered 02/07/2020 11:56:58 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1217778

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Facebook
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Government departments with official Facebook accounts intend to maintain those accounts, in the light of Facebook's continued refusal to ban political advertising.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL6121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office. This is the prerogative of individual departments.</p><p>The Government has no objections to digital media companies running political advertising, provided it is transparent, and we are bringing forward proposals to increase transparency in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL6120 question first answered 02/07/2020 11:56:58 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1151464

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Facebook
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what Government contracts were awarded to Facebook in each of the last five years; and what the value was of each contract.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	3691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Central Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder, including the awarded value of the contract. (https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 3685 3688 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:14:55 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1110384

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Facebook
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Government's guidelines on the content that is advertised on Facebook by the Government; and who is responsible for enforcing those rules.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	242025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Guidance for government advertising on Facebook is the same as guidance for government advertising on any channel. All activity must be considered in terms of value for money and how effectively it reaches the target audience. Though departments are responsible for their own advertising, the Government Communications Service promotes high standards across government and models best practice.</p><p>Civil servants are bound by the Civil Service code, which ensures that duties are carried out in line with the core values of the Civil Service: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 11/04/2019 16:51:10 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1023030

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Facebook
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has spent from the public purse on Facebook advertising in (a) November and (b) December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	200643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The requested information will be published in the normal way in due course.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 17/12/2018 15:38:31 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

723958

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Facebook
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government spent from the public purse on targeted Facebook advertising to promote the planforbritain.gov.uk website.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	71680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 27/04/2017 09:47:51 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron