Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he or any Ministers of his Department use personal email addresses to conduct Government business.
Ministers will use a range of digital forms of communication for discussions in line with relevant guidance on information handling and security.
Ministry of Defence Security Policy states that, as a general rule, government information should be processed and stored on government systems, both for security reasons and to preserve the integrity of public records.
Consequently, it should not normally be worked on using private email addresses.