The Department has co-operated fully with the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) and has responded to the ICO with updates on the recommendations for the Department set out in the report.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4423", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Will Quince"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Colchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Will Quince"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-04-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1605226/answer/previousversion/64334", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4423", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Will Quince"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Colchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Will Quince"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-04-04T09:56:05.477Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-03-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Government Departments: Social Media"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish a response to the report by the Information Commissioner entitled Behind the screens: Maintaining government transparency and data security in the age of messaging apps, published in July 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/242", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Christchurch"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Christopher Chope"} ], "uin" : "167995"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1485926", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1485926/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
We are committed to protecting government accounts on social media. Public sector organisations are responsible for securing their own services, including social media accounts. The Cabinet Office, with the support of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), regularly provides advice and guidance to organisations on how best to secure social media accounts from hacks and cyber attacks.<\/p>
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We are now in a digital age, where social media and digital communications are an essential part of government, helping inform the public directly about matters which may affect their lives or interests.<\/p>
<\/p>
In addition to the Civil Service Code<\/a>, the Government Communications Service offers propriety in digital and social media guidance<\/a> and is available to discuss questions relating to social media when working with ministers.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> The Cabinet Office employs an in-house social media team to use digital channels and create content to communicate departmental policies online. It is often appropriate for content relating to Government policies, guidance and announcements, created by civil servants, to be amplified or posted on other channels including ministers' own social media accounts where this helps drive wider engagement from the public.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Content creation is one part of the digital team\u2019s responsibilities, there is no individual cost per video or graphic created. The creation of these assets, as well with other communications products, is funded by the Cabinet Office Communications Directorate staffing budget.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on the management of ministerial social media accounts.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money is spent by each (1) Government department, and (2) regulatory body, on advertising with (a) Google, (b) Facebook, (c) Twitter, and (d) other social media platforms.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in each nation and region of the UK (a) were targeted by and (b) interacted with social media advertising promoting the Withdrawal Agreement that was paid for by the public purse.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the electorate in each parliamentary constituency have been targeted by social media advertising which has been paid for by the public purse and which promotes the Prime Minister's EU Withdrawal Agreement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which social media platforms the Government has paid to advertise its EU withdrawal agreement; and how much the Government has paid to each of those platforms for that purpose in 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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2016 social media spend: £13,254,798.19
2017 social media spend: £17,963,664.31
2018 social media spend (Jan-Oct): £16,408,949.69<\/p>"}
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