Question follow-through · 118054

Labour Together

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department held on Labour Together's report into journalists prior to the hon. Member for Makerfield’s appointment as Parliamentary Secretary.

answeredIqbal MohamedCabinet Office

About this written question

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
26 Mar 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department held on Labour Together's report into journalists prior to the hon. Member for Makerfield’s appointment as Parliamentary Secretary.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    There is an established process in place for the appointment of Ministers. Advice, which may or may not have been provided to the Prime Minister as part of this process, is treated in confidence.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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