Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 112168

Government Departments: Communication

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 20 February 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister, as the King's principal adviser, (a) was consulted on and (b) approved the decision to change the HM Government identity to the UK Government; and whether the Prime Minister was advis

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
There are no plans to discontinue the use of “HM Government”."UK Government" has long been the term used for the government in public-facing communications. Communications teams are advised to use "UK Government" rather than department...
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