Question follow-through · 116156
Non-departmental Public Bodies: Lobbying
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the guidance entitled Rules on lobbying for non-departmental public bodies, published in October 2010, remains Government policy.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 6 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the guidance entitled Rules on lobbying for non-departmental public bodies, published in October 2010, remains Government policy.
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Mar 2026
Answer published
The principles of the Rules on lobbying for non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) guidance, published in October 2010, remain Government policy.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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