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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Government Communication Service

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 10 July 2026UIN 15564

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many headcount staff in his Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) embedded communicators but not members of the Government Communication Network.

Answered by Michael Shanks

All embedded communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.

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