Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many separate digital photographs are currently stored by the Department for Education of those individuals who have held the post of Secretary of State for Education since 15 September 2021.

Four digital photographs of my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, were taken since 7 September 2022. These were welcome photos featuring the department’s Permanent Secretary for use on the internal staff intranet. These were all taken in-house at no cost. Four photos were additionally taken for use on social media.

Since 15 September 2021, approximately 20 photos of those who have held the post of Secretary of State for Education are currently stored by the department’s social media team.

Regarding the most recent photography captured with the department’s ministers, the dates are as follows:

• Welcome photographs of the Secretary of State on 7 September 2022.
• Welcome photographs of my hon. Friend, the Minister for Schools and Childhood, on 8 September 2022.
• Photograph of the department’s ministerial team at an all-staff meeting on 22 September 2022.
• Photograph of my hon. Friend, the Minister for School Standards, on a school visit on 6 October 2022.

These photos were taken in-house at zero cost for use on our staff intranet and social media channels. Photos of the department’s ministerial team that are featured on gov.uk are provided by Parliament.