Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 120844

Google: Special Advisers

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance to special advisers on using Google Docs.

Answer

Satvir Kaur

Special advisers are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers at all times. No specific guidance has been issued centrally from the Cabinet Office to special advisers on using Google Docs.