questionText: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 9 of HM Treasury's document entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, what the estimated cost was of government (a) consultancy and (b) com
answerText: Departments set out their spend on consultants in their Annual Reports and Accounts (ARAs). Details of all communications activity expenditure for departments is not held centrally. 
heading: Government Departments: Communication and Public Consultation