Government Information and Communication Service (Hansard, 9 March 2004)

HC Deb 09 March 2004 vol 418 c1400W 1400W

§ Mr. Heald
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans he has to change the level of expenditure on the Government Information and Communication Service. [159334]

§ Mr. Alexander
Members of the GICS work across government.
Individual departments are responsible for their own expenditure on Communications.
Within the Cabinet Office, funding for existing GICS central functions will be maintained at current levels, pending the transfer of responsibilities to the new Permanent Secretary of Government Communications, whose appointment was recommended by the independent Phillis Review of Government Communications.