UK Government Information Cell

(asked on 22nd October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) sitting MPs, (b) former MPs, (c) political activists and (d) political organisations has the Government Information Cell collected information on since it was established.


Answered by
Uma Kumaran Portrait
Uma Kumaran
Assistant Whip
This question was answered on 30th October 2026

The Government Information Cell (GIC) was established in February 2022 to support the UK's response to Russian disinformation relating to the invasion of Ukraine. Focused on challenging foreign disinformation, no information has been collected on any of the groups mentioned by the Honourable Member.

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