Question follow-through · 55336

Government Departments: Press Conferences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a signer being present at Government news conferences.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
10 Jun 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a signer being present at Government news conferences.

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    This Government is strongly committed to making our communications accessible and inclusive, and to reducing the barriers Deaf people face in their everyday lives. Since we have come into power, we have endeavoured to ensure as many of the Prime Minister'...

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