Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 100261

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Social Media

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

ConservativeSouth Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many full time equivalent staff in her Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each year since 2023.

Answer

Ian Murray
Due 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.