Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his departmental IT systems routinely allow officials, advisers and ministers to access private email accounts from their office desktop computers, and department-issue laptop computers and mobile phone devices.
I refer the hon. Member to the Cabinet Office guidance to departments on use of private emails
It is Government policy not to comment on specific technical security controls; however, the incidental personal use of private email accounts from departmental systems is subject to MOD Acceptable Use policy, in spare time.