Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on the use of civil servant-produced digital content on Ministers' personal social media.

Governments and ministers of all political parties have always used a wide variety of media to help inform the public about issues which may affect their lives.

We are now in a digital age, and social media channels are therefore an important part of government, ministers’ and parliamentarians’ communications.

In addition to the Civil Service Code, the Government Communications Service offers propriety in digital and social media guidance .