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UK Government Information Cell

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 149641, tabled on 21 February 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost to the public purse of the Government Information Cell has been in each year since its formation.

Answered on

24 February 2023

The Government Information Cell (GIC) was established in February 2022, to support the UK's response to Russian disinformation relating to their invasion of Ukraine. It brought together a cross-Government team of professionals in assessment and analysis, counter-disinformation, and strategic communication. The GIC has been funded from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund. It would not be appropriate to comment on funding levels publicly as doing so would give malign actors insight into our capabilities.

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