Question follow-through · 42818
Government Departments: Public Opinion
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has issued on efficiency savings through reducing spending on public opinion research.
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
- 31 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 6 May 2025 · 36 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
31 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has issued on efficiency savings through reducing spending on public opinion research.
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 May 2025
Answer published
The Prime Minister has set out his ambition to deliver long-term, impactful changes to reshape the British state and the Government is taking forward a number of measures to deliver greater efficiency and transformation in the Civil Service. The Governmen...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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