The Northern Ireland Office spent the following on advertising:<\/p>
(a) 2020 - <\/strong>£72,110<\/p> (b) 2021 - <\/strong>£26,353<\/p> (c) January-May 2022 - <\/strong>£19,572<\/p>"}
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