Question follow-through · 15564
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Government Communication Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many headcount staff in his Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) embedded communicators but not members of the Government Communication Network.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 2 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many headcount staff in his Department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) embedded communicators but not members of the Government Communication Network.
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jul 2026
Answer published
All embedded communicators are members of the Government Communication Service.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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