Question follow-through · 120408
Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Leader of His Majesty’s Official Opposition is consulted on Cabinet Secretary appointments.
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
- 12 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Leader of His Majesty’s Official Opposition is consulted on Cabinet Secretary appointments.
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Leader of His Majesty’s Official Opposition is not required to be consulted on these appointments. The First Civil Service Commissioner published the letter she sent to the Leader of His Majesty’s Official Opposition on the recent appointment of the C...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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