Question follow-through · 75368

Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Liberal Democrat Chief Whip has been appointed as a member of the Parliamentary and Political Service Committee..

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
5 Sept 2025
Target answer date
9 Sept 2025
Answer
9 Sept 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Liberal Democrat Chief Whip has been appointed as a member of the Parliamentary and Political Service Committee..

  2. 9 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee (PPS Committee) is one of ten specialist honours committees, made up of individuals with considerable experience of the area the committee covers. The PPS Committee considers candidates for honours...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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