Question follow-through · 44708

GREAT: Finance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has undertaken an impact assessment for the decision to reduce GREAT programme funding.

answeredCabinet Office

About this written question

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
22 Apr 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has undertaken an impact assessment for the decision to reduce GREAT programme funding.

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The GREAT Britain & Northern Ireland campaign remains an effective tool in driving economic growth and we will continue to work closely with partners to optimise the campaign’s resources to deliver growth across the UK as part of our Plan for Change.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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