Government Departments: X Corp

(asked on 2nd June 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government why the social media platform X has been selected for promotion in the standard signatures on many official Whitehall emails; why other social networks are not mentioned; and what plans they have to review the preference given to X.


Answered by
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent Portrait
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This question was answered on 8th June 2026

There is no single, mandatory, cross-government email signature standard, as each department has localised branding and IT systems.

The Government continually reviews the selection of communication channels to ensure we reach audiences where they are.

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