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Ministerial Powers

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 113779

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14351 on Ministerial Powers, whether any confidential Ministerial directions have been issued since July 2024.

Answered by James Murray

Details of all published Ministerial Directions can be found on the GOV.UK website.

Information on confidential Ministerial Directions is not published. The process for confidential Ministerial Directions is set out in Managing Public Money: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money

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