Question follow-through · 129055
Diplomatic Service: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if it is government policy to withhold the names of potential head of mission appointees from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.
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
- 21 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
21 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if it is government policy to withhold the names of potential head of mission appointees from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.
27 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.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Diplomatic Service: Public Appointments
18 May 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if it is government policy to withhold the names of potential head of mission appointees from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.
Lord Doyle
18 May 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what communication did the Prime Minister have with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regarding potentially appointing Matthew Doyle to a head of mission role.
Lord Doyle
18 May 2026 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister considered appointing Matthew Doyle to a head of mission role.