Question follow-through · 49569

Arms Length Bodies

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, whether this review will consider future Arm's L

answeredCabinet Office

About this written question

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
30 Apr 2025
Target answer date
6 May 2025
Answer
12 May 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 30 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, whether this review will consider future Arm's L

  2. 6 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 May 2025

    Answer published

    The review will cover all arm’s-length bodies (ALBs), including proposals for new ALBs.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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