Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 99692
Department for Education: Social Media
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full time equivalent staff in her Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer
Olivia BaileyDue to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.