Question follow-through · 108671
Cabinet Office: Facilities Agreements
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 99835 on Cabinet Office: Facilities Agreements, whether (a) his and (b) the Permanent Secretary's approval is required for the use of paid facility time for
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 3 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 99835 on Cabinet Office: Facilities Agreements, whether (a) his and (b) the Permanent Secretary's approval is required for the use of paid facility time for
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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3 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Cabinet Office’s centrally issued facility time framework states that should a department wish to provide paid time off for activities, it will need to be agreed by the Secretary of State or Chief Executive. Chief Executive refers to the head of the o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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