Question follow-through · 70555
Police: Political Impartiality
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the letter to the Hon Member for Thirsk and Malton from the Director General of the Propriety & Constitution Group of 23 June 2025, if he will provide guidance to departments from the Propriety and Et
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 16 Sept 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the letter to the Hon Member for Thirsk and Malton from the Director General of the Propriety & Constitution Group of 23 June 2025, if he will provide guidance to departments from the Propriety and Et
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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16 Sept 2025
Answer published
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Later records
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