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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Consultation

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 11403

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether written representations to its (a) consultations and (b) calls for evidence from an (i) individual and (ii) organisation subject to a policy of non-engagement are (A) read, (B) substantively considered and (C) disregarded.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

As announced in the Protecting What Matters publication on the 9th March, we are currently updating and embedding the 2024 engagement principles and responsibility for decisions and due diligence around who departments engage with sits with those departments and the appropriate policy areas. It is for individual government departments to decide to use these principles, or their own due diligence processes around engagement. If asked, we will advise and share information to help inform their decisions.

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