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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-29693

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: 9 September 2024
  • Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 September 2024

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its reported cessation of all “non-essential” advertising for the remainder of the financial year, what advertising it considers to be “essential”. 


Answer

The Scottish Government freeze on public sector marketing expenditure for the remainder of the year is a necessary decision to ensure we have a balanced budget. There will be some limited Scottish Government activity where costs have already been committed, or an essential need is identified, and the process to identify exceptions is still underway.