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Public Bodies: Reviews

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 12 May 2025UIN 49757

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Hundreds of quangos to be examined for potential closure as Government takes back control, published on 7 April 2025, whether the review will include (a) public corporations, (b) non-ministerial departments and (c) government-owned companies.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The review is being led by departments. Departments are to justify every quango otherwise they’ll be closed, merged, or have powers brought back into the department. It will be for individual departments to enact this guidance, with policy teams determining the specifics.

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