Written Question: Comms People in Government

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government how many full-time equivalent staff in each government department were members of the Government Communication Service on (a) 4 July 2024 and (b) the most recent date for which figures are available.

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lady Twycross): The FTE for staff in the Government Communication Service is as follows:

Date	FTE
1 July 2024	42.1
1 July 2026	48.8

These figures are for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, prior to the Machinery of Government changes announced in July 2026.