Question follow-through · 2043
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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the findings of the Intelligence and Security Committee outlined in the Committee's press notice of 15 May 2026 on the use of W
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 28 May 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the findings of the Intelligence and Security Committee outlined in the Committee's press notice of 15 May 2026 on the use of W
20 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 May 2026
Answer published
As the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister said to the House on 19 May, the Government acknowledges the Intelligence and Security Committee’s concerns on this matter and has already shared with the ISC its plans and terms for an independent review of th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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