Question follow-through · 89800
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Consultation and Reviews
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) consultations and (b) reviews conducted by his Department since 4 July 2024.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 11 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 20 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) consultations and (b) reviews conducted by his Department since 4 July 2024.
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Nov 2025
Answer published
This Government is committed to using reviews, consultations and wider public engagement to inform effective decision-making and delivery. These activities are undertaken as part of the Department’s routine business, and costs are not separately recorded ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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