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997270

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on promoted content on (a) Twitter, (b) Facebook and (c) Instagram in each month since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	185022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The attached table shows the amount spent by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on paid social media activity in support of Communication Campaigns. This includes the Shared Parental Leave Campaign, to promote take up of SPL among eligible parents, and the National Living and National Minimum Wage Campaign, to increase awareness of the increases in NLW/NMW and of the complaint’s procedure. It also supported awareness of the Green Great Britain Week, setting out how job opportunities would be created by the move to clean growth.</p><p> </p><p>The table is split for each of the following Social Media channels (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) and is shown per month from June 2017 until the end of October 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/11/2018 16:40:19 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford attachment 1 file name 185022 BEIS spend on social media.docx title BEIS - social media
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

997272

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on promoted content on (a) Twitter, (b) Facebook and (c) Instagram in each month since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	185023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education (DfE) uses digital advertising as a cost effective way to reach target audiences, to deliver awareness and behaviour change campaigns to support government priorities such as recruiting teachers, starting apprenticeships and tackling child abuse.</p><p>In line with other government departments we buy media space through the government appointed media buying agency, Carat. The majority of our spend is on the department’s teacher recruitment campaign. In the financial year 2017-18, DfE purchased media space on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to the value of £1,581,186.99. In 2018-19 to the end of September we spent £640,931.55. Ad hoc spend may not be included in this amount. On occasion, there may be some spend in certain months which will carry over into the following month.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 06/11/2018 14:53:37 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

997274

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on promoted content on (a) Twitter, (b) Facebook and (c) Instagram in each month since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	185024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Digital advertising is a cost-effective way for the government to recruit prison officers, help people find out about the courts process and all the other important information the public needs to be aware of.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has spent £171,635.80 on promoted activity with these platforms over the period of 1 June 2017 to 30 September 2018. There may be some spend in certain months which will carry over into the following month. This spend was with Facebook and was to support a number of recruitment campaigns across HMPPS. There was no spend with Twitter or Instagram over this period.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that we passed our target to recruit an additional 2,500 prison officers by the end of 2018, seven months early, and have now recruited over 3,500 new staff since that commitment was made in October 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Detail of the monthly spend is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-17</p></td><td><p>£19,219.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-17</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-17</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-17</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-17</p></td><td><p>£4,600.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-17</p></td><td><p>£360.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-17</p></td><td><p>£2,254.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-18</p></td><td><p>£3,694.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-18</p></td><td><p>£4,654.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-18</p></td><td><p>£14,854.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-18</p></td><td><p>£71,799.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>£35,824.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>£6,094.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>£13,834.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>£5,854.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-18</p></td><td><p>£7,811.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£171,635.80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 06/11/2018 15:22:05 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

997275

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on promoted content on (a) Twitter, (b) Facebook and (c) Instagram in each month since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	185025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not routinely pay for promoted content on social media channels and the communications directorate has not directly commissioned any promoted activity on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram since June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department has co-funded a National Health Service recruitment campaign with NHS England. Between July and September 2018 the campaign spend across social media was £93,416 and in October 2018 it was £56,147.18.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/11/2018 16:24:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

997276

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on promoted content on (a) Twitter, (b) Facebook and (c) Instagram in each month since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	185026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has spent the following amounts on promoted content on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram since June 2017:</p><p>a) Twitter £6,289 (March/April 2018)<br>b) Facebook £41,802 (February/March/April/September 2018)<br>c) Instagram Nil</p><p>All figures include VAT</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/11/2018 15:47:31 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

997376

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will conduct a risk assessment for (a) UK nationals living in Iran and (b) UK nationals working for UK institutions in Iran of the forthcoming IMS Ltd arbitration hearing.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	185139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides foreign travel advice for 225 countries and territories to help British nationals living or travelling overseas to make informed decisions about their travel plans. We keep all our travel advice, including for Iran, under constant review to ensure it reflects our current assessment of the risks to British nationals. Our travel advice for Iran makes clear that, currently, British nationals face greater risks in Iran than nationals of many other countries. Any decision to travel to another country is for an individual to take on their own responsibility, after informing themselves of the risks they may face.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2018 14:07:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

997382

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	International Military Services: Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether members of the Iranian delegation attending the IMS Ltd. arbitration court hearing with the UK have been detained by the UK authorities since their previous detention upon entry in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	185141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>It is longstanding policy not to disclose details of records which may be held in relation to individuals’ arrival in the United Kingdom, as to do so would not be in the interests of national security.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 20/11/2018 17:44:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

995623

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Revenue Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria his Department will use in deciding whether local authorities will be able to exceed the housing revenue account borrowing cap; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	184454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>On 29 October 2018, we abolished the Housing Revenue Account borrowing cap in full and with immediate effect. Local authorities are now free to borrow to build new council homes in accordance with the Prudential Code, and will not need to apply to the Government for permission to borrow.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/11/2018 15:48:19 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

987778

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on promoted content on (a) Twitter, (b) Facebook and (c) Instagram in each month since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	179276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) uses these platforms and other social media channels to communicate with specific target audiences on Government approved campaigns.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS has spent £5,078 since June 2017 which amounts to 0.00169% of the overall communications spend across Government this year.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/11/2018 17:58:32 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq