Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether digital content produced by Cabinet Office communications officers has been reproduced on Ministers' personal (a) social media channels and (b) websites in the last six months.

After digital content is published online it may be shared and reproduced by anyone.

All material produced by civil servants, ministers, government departments and agencies in the course of their work belongs to the Crown and is Crown copyright. The Cabinet Office digital team would not create bespoke content related to a Minister’s constituency work, their personal life or any party political events. In line with the civil service code, Cabinet Office officials do not work on Ministerial events that are deemed to be political or personal in nature.

We are now in a digital age, where social media and digital communications are an essential part of government, helping inform the public directly about matters which may affect their lives or interests.

It is often appropriate for content relating to Government policies, guidance and announcements, created by civil servants, to be amplified or posted on other channels including ministers' own social media accounts where this helps drive wider engagement from the public.