Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 62762

Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking

Tabled: 25 June 2025

Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

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.

Answer

Georgia Gould

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