Question follow-through · 55254

Public Bodies: Reviews

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the review announced in his Department's press release entitled Hundreds of quangos to be examined for potential closure as Government takes back cont

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Target answer date: 3 Jun 2025
Answer: 9 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

30 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the review announced in his Department's press release entitled Hundreds of quangos to be examined for potential closure as Government takes back cont
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2025
Answer published
The government is conducting a full line-by-line Spending Review which will cover the costs of proposed and existing ALBs to ensure value for money is being delivered for the taxpayer. On 6 April, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced a full ...

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