Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 106859

Department for Business and Trade: X Corp

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Jack Rankin

Conservative — Windsor

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much their department spent on X and xAI since July 2024.

Answer

Kate Dearden

Paid advertising on X was suspended in April 2023 following a SAFE Framework assessment. X is currently used only for organic (non-paid) content to communicate policies and public services.The Department for Business and Trade has spent £84.00 with X sinc...

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