Question follow-through · 19414

Non-departmental Public Bodies

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-departmental public bodies has the Government (a) announced it will open, (b) opened, (c) announced it will close and (d) closed since 4 July 2024.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 11 Dec 2024
Target answer date: 16 Dec 2024
Answer: 8 Jan 2025 · 28 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

11 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-departmental public bodies has the Government (a) announced it will open, (b) opened, (c) announced it will close and (d) closed since 4 July 2024.
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jan 2025
Answer published
Cabinet Office maintains records and oversight of formally established Arm’s Length Bodies, including NDPBs. No NDPBs have been formally established since 4 July 2024. Similarly, there have been no formal closures of NDPBs since 4 July 2024.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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