Question follow-through · 17559

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authority officers are seconded to her Department.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
5 Dec 2024
Answer
11 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authority officers are seconded to her Department.

  2. 5 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Fewer than or equal to five staff are currently engaged by this department in a secondment capacity from a local authority.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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