Question follow-through · 73726

Passenger Standards Authority

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Public Bodies Handbook – Part 2: The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies, whether his Department's public bodies team assessed Passe

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
3 Sept 2025
Answer
15 Oct 2025 · 44 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Public Bodies Handbook – Part 2: The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies, whether his Department's public bodies team assessed Passe

  2. 3 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Department for Transport (DfT) is currently considering delivery options for the Passenger Watchdog.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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