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Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 3 July 2025UIN 62762

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2025 to Question 59753 on Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking, whether guidance has been provided on Permanent Secretaries giving press conferences with Ministers.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The Government Communication Service (GCS) Propriety & Ethics Guidance applies to all civil servants.

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