Written Question·Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 18830

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Government Communication Service

Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 22 July 2026

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

ConservativeBridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many headcount staff in her Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) embedded communicators but are not counted as members of the Government Communi

Answer

Ian Murray
The Department's communications team comprises 53.7 FTE, all of whom are members of the Government Communication Service. The Department has no embedded communications staff.