questionText: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 1187 on Cabinet Office and Prime Minister: Email, whether (a) his Department and (b) 10 Downing Street Freedom of Information team determine that Government emails deleted from a user’s inbox but held on Google and Microsoft servers are deemed to be information held by a public authority; and what the definition is of a backup file for that purpose.
answerText: The Cabinet Office adheres to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the 2018 FOI Code of Practice, and the relevant guidance set out by the Information Commissioner.
heading: Cabinet Office and Prime Minister: Email