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Departmental Coordination

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 9 June 2026UIN 5550

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve communication between Departments and the services those Departments offer.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

Each department is accountable for the standard of communication between itself and the various services it maintains as this is not centrally managed.

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