Written Question·Treasury·UIN 113460

Treasury: WhatsApp

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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

Dan Tomlinson

The department’s policy is to follow the Cabinet Office’s published guidance on the use of non-corporate communication channels.