Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 113037

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: WhatsApp

Tabled: 12 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is her Department's policy that (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers use the disappearing messages function on Whatsapp on Government devices.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the Cabinet Office guidance on the use of non-corporate communication channels, published under the previous government, on 30 March 2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-corporate-communication-channels-for-gov...

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