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Arms Length Bodies: Parliamentary Scrutiny

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 124814

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 41289 on Arms Length Bodies: Parliamentary Scrutiny, what guidance has been given to non-ministerial departments on how they should provide information to depar

Answered by Anna Turley

The Cabinet Office has not issued guidance to non-ministerial departments on how they should provide information to departments to facilitate the answering of written parliamentary questions by their sponsor Minister.

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