Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish his Department's guidance on the vetting of the social media histories of people invited to speak at Government events.

It is not our intention to publish the guidance, as cross departmental networks may wish to adapt it.

We do not collate information on the number of people who are identified as unsuitable for speaking at Government events, nor would we publish the names of these individuals.

Civil Service Human Resources who sit within the Cabinet Office developed the guidance for all Cross-Government Diversity networks, and this requires the networks to carry out checks on external speakers prior to inviting them to participate in Civil Service events.