Question follow-through · 5742

Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024, to Question 2632, on Civil Service: Staff, whether he has a target (a) headcount and (b) FTE size for the civil service.

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About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 12 Sept 2024
Target answer date: 7 Oct 2024
Answer: 8 Oct 2024 · 26 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

12 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024, to Question 2632, on Civil Service: Staff, whether he has a target (a) headcount and (b) FTE size for the civil service.
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Oct 2024
Answer published
Decisions on the future size of the Civil Service will form a part of the comprehensive Spending Review.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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