Question follow-through · 50509
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will create an offence of (a) lying in office and (b) using (i) media and (ii) social media to mislead (A) followers and (B) the public.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 7 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 May 2025
- Answer
- 14 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will create an offence of (a) lying in office and (b) using (i) media and (ii) social media to mislead (A) followers and (B) the public.
14 May 2025
Target answer date
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14 May 2025
Answer published
The Cabinet Office has no plans to create such an offence. All public office-holders are expected to adhere to the Seven Principles of Public Life which includes the principle of honesty.In addition, ministers are expected to uphold the high standards of ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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