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Cabinet Office: Locksmiths

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on locksmiths in each of the last five years.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
15 Apr 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on locksmiths in each of the last five years.

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The GPA note that for Cabinet Office sites (where the GPA provides services) across the years noted locksmith services cost £58.41. The GPA does not hold information in respect of Cabinet Office locations that are contained within HMRC Hubs.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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