Question follow-through · 74454

Government Departments: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made a recent assessment of the level of efficiency across government in answering correspondence from members of the public.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
9 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made a recent assessment of the level of efficiency across government in answering correspondence from members of the public.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Cabinet Office works with Government departments and agencies to monitor the quality and timeliness of correspondence, providing support and guidance as necessary.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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