PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Social Media (21 February 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much his Department has spent on producing social media videos and graphics for use on ministerial social media accounts since January 2020.

Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)

We are now in a digital age, where social media and digital communications are an essential part of government, helping inform the public directly about matters which may affect their lives or interests.

In addition to the Civil Service Code, the Government Communications Service offers propriety in digital and social media guidance and is available to discuss questions relating to social media when working with ministers.

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities employs an in-house social media team to use digital channels and create content to communicate departmental policies online. It is often appropriate for content relating to Government policies, guidance and announcements, created by civil servants, to be amplified or posted on other channels including ministers' own social media accounts where this helps drive wider engagement from the public.

Answered by:
Eddie Hughes (Conservative)
24 February 2022