Question follow-through · 127470

Josh Simons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish in the full the initial view or opinion that the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team gave to the Hon Member for Makerfield on the Ministerial Code, before the matter was referred to the I

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 15 Apr 2026
Target answer date: 20 Apr 2026
Answer: 29 Apr 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

15 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish in the full the initial view or opinion that the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team gave to the Hon Member for Makerfield on the Ministerial Code, before the matter was referred to the I
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Apr 2026
Answer published
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation

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