Question follow-through · 15243
Department of Health and Social Care: Government Communication Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3763o n Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 7 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Department of Health and Social Care: Redundancy · 2 Jul 2026
- Baroness Casey of Blackstock · 2 Jul 2026
- Department of Health and Social Care and NHS: Flags · 2 Jul 2026
- Baroness Casey of Blackstock · 2 Jul 2026
- Department of Health and Social Care: Annual Reports · 2 Jul 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.
Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3763o n Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026 to Question 104195 on Government Communication Service: Staff, how
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Jul 2026
Answer published
In June 2026, the Department had 79 staff working in the Communications Directorate, all of whom are members of the Government Communication Service. the Department’s Communications Directorate covers a broad range of roles including media relations, mark...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Department of Health and Social Care: Redundancy
2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026, to Question 122499, on DHSC: Redundancy, whether the (a) 198 and (b) 98 departures are (i) above, (ii) below or (iii) in line with exit targets to del
Baroness Casey of Blackstock
2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will place in the Library a copy of Baroness Casey of Blackstock’s declaration of political activity.
Department of Health and Social Care and NHS: Flags
2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) NHS England has provided guidance to (i) its arms length bodies or (ii) NHS Hospitals on spending public funds on flying flags associated with identity politics.
Baroness Casey of Blackstock
2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish Baroness Casey's status as a Direct Ministerial Appointment, including her remuneration, on the Direct Ministerial Appointments portal on gov.uk.
Department of Health and Social Care: Annual Reports
2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1816 on Government Departments: Bureaucracy, how his Department has changed how it produces its Annual Report.
Health Services: Gender
3 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has (a) his Department, (b) NHS England and (c) MHPRA provides to NHS bodies and his Department’s arm’s length bodies on (a) the expression of gender critical views and (b) recognitio
Department of Health and Social Care: International Cooperation
3 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list each Non-Legally Binding Instruments that has been signed by the department and its Arms Length Bodies since July 2024 other than those subject to the sensitive diplomatic, security
Department of Health and Social Care: Working Hours
3 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay (1.0 FTE) in the department work compressed hours over a four day week.
Cancer: Diagnosis
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the NICE (NG12) Suspected Cancer: Recognition and referral guidelines.
Cancer: Health Services
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to review the age criteria for two week cancer referrals.
Department of Health and Social Care: Buildings
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in (a) her Department's London headquarters and (b) NHS England.
Department of Health and Social Care: Mayor of Greater Manchester
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what written representations have (a) NHS England and (b) Ministers received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.