Question follow-through · 120319
Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question HL15172 on Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking, what is the timetable for the policy development and publishing updated guidance; and whether the n
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question HL15172 on Civil Servants: Media and Public Speaking, what is the timetable for the policy development and publishing updated guidance; and whether the n
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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18 Mar 2026
Answer published
The development of the updated guidance is a live policy area and it will be completed in due course. Publication plans will be confirmed when complete.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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