Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 110815

Special Advisers: ICT

Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether No10 special advisers have auto-delete functionality turned on for (a) corporate and (b) non-corporate communication devices when discussing government business.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
Corporate communications channels have auto-delete functionality enabled. Any government business that needs to be recorded must be copied onto the official systems. The policy covering non-corporate communication channels is published on gov.uk, availabl...
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