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Civil Servants: Communications

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 9 December 2025UIN 95651

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the most recent estimate of (a) the headcount size of the Government Communication Service and (b) staff who work in communications functions in the Civil Service who are not GCS.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

I refer the Hon Member to the response provided for PQ 92419 for the headcount size of the Government Communication Service.

Information regarding Civil Service staff working in communications functions who are not part of the Government Communication Service is not held centrally.

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