Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to paragraph 38 of the guidance Using non-corporate communication channels (e.g. WhatsApp, private email, SMS) for government business, published on 30 March 2023, whether they completed the review of that guidance by 31 December 2025; and when they plan to publish any revisions to that guidance.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

This government has a robust set of security policies and guidance to ensure our information is processed securely, which is kept under constant consideration.

As part of this government’s recent commitment to raise information security standards, we plan to examine whether the current codes of conduct and guidance relating to the use of non-corporate communication channels remain effective, given the changing ways in which we use modern technology in government.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that they are following their legal duty to keep under review the question of when uncommenced legislation should be brought into force.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Each Government Department is responsible for keeping uncommenced legislation under review.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government when the Freedom of Information request review IR2025/20474 will be completed; and why that review has not yet been completed.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Cabinet Office responded to the Lord’s request for an internal review on 3 March 2026.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to carry out a review under the SAFER framework for digital brand safety of the suitability of Bluesky for government social media posts.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Government develops wide-ranging communication campaigns which are delivered through tailored strategies aimed at reaching their target audiences. This includes posting or amplifying content relating to Government policies, guidance and announcements on a range of channels, including social media, in order to reach the relevant audience and where this helps drive wider engagement from the public.

Government Communications takes an audience first approach and carefully considers which platforms can help us reach those we need to speak to. It may be the case that these audiences are reachable through existing channels. We keep our approach to reaching audiences under regular review, and undertake assessments of new platforms as needed.