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Written Question
Department for International Trade: Email
Thursday 10th November 2022

Asked by: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour - Torfaen)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has sent private Government business to her personal email address.

Answered by Greg Hands

There is a place for the use of a variety of digital channels in fast moving modern environments. Ministers will have informal conversations from time to time, in person or remotely, and relevant content from such discussions is passed back to officials. They will also use a variety of digital communications channels for personal, political and Parliamentary matters.

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