Question follow-through · 15531
Public Sector: Staff
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of contracted employees in the public sector.
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
- 21 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 26 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 26 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of contracted employees in the public sector.
26 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Nov 2024
Answer published
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon. Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 21 November is attached.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Government Departments: Procurement
26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who are employed to deliver public services by private sector organisations that have been contracted for this purpose by Government Departments.