Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 59753

Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking

Tabled: 13 June 2025

Answered: 18 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has given to civil servants on speaking at press conferences.

Answer

Georgia Gould

As per the detailed Government Communication Service (GCS) Propriety & Ethics Guidance, when civil servants are acting as departmental spokespeople they must establish impartiality and neutrality with the news media, and ensure that they deal with all...

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