Question follow-through · 2045

Ministers and Parliamentary Private Secretaries: Resignations

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a copy of each resignation letter from Ministers and Parliamentary Private Secretaries who have resigned in the last month, and a copy of the Prime Minister’s reply in each case, that have not

answeredCabinet Office

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
18 May 2026
Target answer date
20 May 2026
Answer
20 May 2026 · 2 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 18 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a copy of each resignation letter from Ministers and Parliamentary Private Secretaries who have resigned in the last month, and a copy of the Prime Minister’s reply in each case, that have not

  2. 20 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 May 2026

    Answer published

    No.The exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and the former Health Secretary is available on gov.uk.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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