Question follow-through · 1181
Permanent Secretaries: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, what plans he has to consult (a) permanent secretaries and (b) the First Division Asso
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 19 May 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, what plans he has to consult (a) permanent secretaries and (b) the First Division Asso
18 May 2026
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19 May 2026
Answer published
The Cabinet Secretary is introducing a new accountability and performance framework for Permanent Secretaries, designed to focus on delivering the Prime Minister's priorities and holding people to account for doing so. As part of this, objectives for Perm...
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