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Elections: Scotland

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 17 July 2026UIN 14862

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether guidance was issued to the Civil Service in Scotland on pre-election purdah for UK Parliamentary by-elections.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

I refer the Honourable Gentleman to my previous answer in PQ2754. The internal reminder provided to departments applied to UK Government civil servants based in Scotland.

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