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-SymondsThere 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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