Question follow-through · 115218

Cabinet Manual

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to update the Cabinet Manual in the near future.

answeredCabinet Office

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
25 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to update the Cabinet Manual in the near future.

  2. 25 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Government takes the function of the Cabinet Manual seriously and we will keep it under review.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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