Department for Transport written question – answered on 12 July 2017.
Jim Cunningham
Labour, Coventry South
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on advertising on social media in each month since January 2016.
John Hayes
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The department have spent the following on advertising on social media. A large proportion of the spend is on our iconic and highly successful Think! road safety campaigns, which have helped to contribute to a massive fall in road deaths due to drink driving over the last 50 years.
Month | Spend (excluding VAT) |
January 2016 | £413,132 |
February 2016 | £27,837 |
March 2016 | £760,104 |
April 2016 | £11,709 |
May 2016 | £16,771 |
June 2016 | £17,796 |
July 2016 | £104,187 |
August 2016 | £18,602 |
September 2016 | £13,417 |
October 2016 | £10,341 |
November 2016 | £4,035 |
December 2016 | £19,287 |
January 2017 | |
February 2017 | |
March 2017 | |
April 2017 | £23,645 |
May 2017 | |
June 2017 | £249 |
July 2017 |
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