Question follow-through · 16968
Select Committees: Parliamentary Scrutiny
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the First Report of Session 2023–24 of the Liaison Committee, Promoting national strategy: How select committee scrutiny can improve strategic thinking in Whitehall, HC 31, published on 29 May
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 29 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 3 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the First Report of Session 2023–24 of the Liaison Committee, Promoting national strategy: How select committee scrutiny can improve strategic thinking in Whitehall, HC 31, published on 29 May
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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9 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Government is considering the Liaison Committee's report and looks forward to discussing it with the incoming Chair once elected.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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