Question follow-through · 114872

List of Ministerial Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 December 2025 to Question 99535 on List of Ministerial Responsibilities, if he will list the full Ministerial responsibilities of the hon. Member for Makerfield.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
26 Feb 2026
Answer
17 Mar 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 December 2025 to Question 99535 on List of Ministerial Responsibilities, if he will list the full Ministerial responsibilities of the hon. Member for Makerfield.

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Honorable Member for Makerfield is no longer serving as a Minister following his resignation on 28 February 2026.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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