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Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 9 May 2025UIN 47401

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy that hon. Members are formally consulted before Government decisions which would have a particular impact on their constituency are made.

Answered by Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

The Government recognises the importance of engagement with MPs when making policy decisions. Honorable Members already have a variety of levers in Parliament by which they can engage Ministers on policies affecting their constituencies. There are no plans to change these existing arrangements. .

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