Question follow-through · 113036
Ministers and Special Advisers: WhatsApp
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his Department policy that (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers use the disappearing messages function on Whatsapp on Government devices.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his Department policy that (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers use the disappearing messages function on Whatsapp on Government devices.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Mar 2026
Answer published
Ministers, Special Advisers and Civil Service staff are required to follow the Non-Corporate Communication Channels (NCCC) guidance on GOV.UK when using WhatsApp or similar communications tools. This guidance explains ministers’ responsibilities for keepi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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