Question follow-through · 45417
Public Bodies: Closures
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled Hundreds of quangos to be examined for potential closure as Government takes back control, published on 7 April 2025, what estimate he has made of the potential reduc
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 8 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled Hundreds of quangos to be examined for potential closure as Government takes back control, published on 7 April 2025, what estimate he has made of the potential reduc
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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23 Apr 2025
Answer published
The review of all arms length bodies is ongoing. Further information, including on savings, will be announced in due course.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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