Question follow-through · 2387
Prime Minister: The Independent
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Director of Communications, (b) Press Secretary and (c) other staff at 10 Downing Street had a work subscription to the Independent newspaper since July 2024.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Director of Communications, (b) Press Secretary and (c) other staff at 10 Downing Street had a work subscription to the Independent newspaper since July 2024.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
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21 May 2026
Answer published
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