Question follow-through · 33871

Government Departments: Digital Technology

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions his Department has had with trade unions on the digitalisation of Government.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 26 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 3 Mar 2025
Answer: 3 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

26 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions his Department has had with trade unions on the digitalisation of Government.
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Cabinet Office regularly discusses workforce matters with trade unions.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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