Spend on the publications – Who’s Who, Burke’s Peerage and Debretts since 2010
Response to an FOI requesting information on the amount the department has spent on purchasing Who’s Who, Burke’s Peerage and Debretts since 2010.
Source · Transparency & FOI
GOV.UK Published FOI Responses
12,400 published responses
108 organisations
Q1 2026 latest stats period
85.5% avg on-time rate
Published Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations responses from central government. Each entry is a public question answered and published by a government body.
Published responses
Advertising Costs
Response to an FOI requesting information on the amount spent on advertising
Civil Servants in the department serving as Councillors
Response to an FOI requesting information on how many Civil Servants in the department are serving as Councillors.
Disposal of Public land sites
Response to an FOI requesting information on what public land sites the department has disposed of.
EU Funding
Response to an FOI requesting information on whether or not the department receives EU funding
File Sharing facilities
Response to an FOI requesting information on file sharing facilities within the department
Revenue received by department from film and television productions
Response to a FOI requesting information on revenue received by the department from film and television productions
Staff Expense Data Claim Databases
Response to an FOI requesting information on departmental databases
World-Check services
Response to an FOI requesting information whether or not the department use World-Check services
Business Appointments
Response to an FOI requesting information on business appointments.
Christmas spending
Response to an FOI requesting information on the amount of money spent on Christmas
Domain Names
Response to an FOI requesting information domain names used by the department
Information Sharing
Response to an FOI requesting information on information sharing
Media licences
Response to an FOI requesting information on how much the department has spent on media licences
Payment of invoices
Response to an FOI requesting information on how many invoices have taken more than 60 days to be paid
Spend on Advertising
Response to an FOI requesting information on the amount spent on advertising
Spend on Public Relations
Response to an FOI requesting information on the amount of money spent on Public Relations
High Court Proceedings
Response to an FOI requesting information on how many times the department have been involved in High Court proceedings
OccupEye Software
Response to an FOI requesting information on whether or not the department use OccupEye Software.
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA)
Response to an FOI requesting information on how many times the department have used RIPA.
Wifi Contracts
Response to an FOI requesting information Wifi contracts held by the department.
Absence from work due to stress
Response to an FOI requesting information on absences from work due to stress
Family Test December 2015
Response to an FOI requesting information how many times the department has used the Family Test.
Items reported lost or stolen
Response to an FOI requesting information on items reported lost or stolen within the department.
Letters to Freemasons
Response to an FOI requesting copies of correspondence from the department to the Freemasons.
Rebranding ISIL/ISIS/IS/Islamic State as “Daesh”
Response to an FOI requesting information whether or not the department have spent any money on rebranding documents which refer to ISIL/ISIS/IS/Islamic State.
Research Studies July 2013 to July 2015
Response to an FOI requesting information on all research studies commissioned by the department.
Spend on training
Response to an FOI requesting information on the amount spent on training.
MOUs with Saudi Arabia
Response to an FOI requesting information on how many MOUs the Wales Office hold with Saudi Arabia
Secondments November 2015
Response to an FOI requesting information on secondments.
Spending on social media advertising
Response to an FOI requesting information on the departmental spend on social media advertising.
Correspondence received or sent to Jeremy Corbyn
Response to an FOI requesting copies of letters received from or sent to Jeremy Corbyn
Mobile device usage and hardware
Response to an FOI requesting information departmental mobiles devices and hardware
non-British Citizens employed by the department
Response to an FOI request asking for information on any non-British citizens employed by the department
Prince's Trust and Queen’s Trust Secondments
Response to an FOI requesting information Prince's Trust and Queen’s Trust Secondments
Safe Harbour agreements
Response to an FOI requesting information on Safe Harbour agreements
Salary scales
Response to an FOI requesting information on departmental salary scales
Secretary of State volunteering
Response to an FOI requesting information on any volunteering done by the Secretary of State for Wales
Contact centres
Response to an FOI requesting information on contact centres
Letters of complaint
Response to an FOI requesting information on how many letters of complaint have been received by the department
Maternity and Paternity leave taken by staff in the Wales Office
Response to an FOI request for information on maternity and paternity leave taken by staff in the department
Misuse of drugs
Response to an FOI requesting information on any misuse of drugs within the department
Number of compensation claims to do with work related stress and PTSD
Response to an FOI requesting information on the number of compensation claims to with work related stress and PTSD have been received by the department
Payments made to the Confederation of British Industry
Response to an FOI requesting information on payments made to the Confederation of British Industry
Repairs, maintenance or upkeep of decorative items
Response to an FOI requesting information on how much the department has spent on repairs, maintenance or upkeep of decorative items.
Secondments August 2015
Response to an FOI request asking for information on secondments
Spend on renovations
Response to an FOI requesting information on how much the department has spent on renovations
Staffing cost of marketing and external communications
Response to an FOI requesting information on the amount spent by the department on staff in marketing and external communications
Telephony contracts
Response to an FOI requesting information on telephony contracts held by the department
Uber taxis
Response to an FOI requesting information on how much the department has spent on Uber taxis
Responses by year
Read the chart values
| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 41 |
| 2011 | 55 |
| 2012 | 35 |
| 2013 | 62 |
| 2014 | 132 |
| 2015 | 91 |
| 2016 | 45 |
| 2017 | 74 |
| 2018 | 54 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 |
Top publishers
FOI timeliness — Q1 2026
Best on-time rates
Debt Management Office
100.0%
Serious Fraud Office
100.0%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
99.0%
Wales Office
96.8%
Charity Commission
96.6%
Lowest on-time rates
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
50.0%
Health and Safety Executive
63.0%
Department for Business and Trade
67.0%
Cabinet Office
69.9%
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
73.6%