Question follow-through · 124136
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.
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
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 15 Apr 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
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.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
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.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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