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Counter Disinformation Unit

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Question for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

UIN 188450, tabled on 8 June 2023

Question

Clive Efford
Labour
Eltham
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Counter Disinformation Unit provides information on guests invited to speak to civil servants in his Department under the guidance introduced by the Cabinet Office in 2022.

Answer

Paul Scully
Conservative
Sutton and Cheam
Commons

Answered on

14 June 2023

The Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU) leads HMG’s operational and policy response to understand and counter disinformation and attempts to manipulate the information environment, with the potential for harm to domestic audiences. It helps the Government understand disinformation narratives and trends and does not monitor or provide information on individuals.

The 2022 guidelines on external speakers were developed for all Cross-Government Diversity networks and Cabinet Office Events, and as such do not relate to the work of the CDU

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