Question follow-through · 8148
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Special Advisers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any special advisers have (a) taken unpaid leave or (b) work part-time on a separate contract, to assist any of the current Parliamentary by-elections.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- By-elections: Makerfield · 6 Jul 2026
- Grace Pritchard · 16 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any special advisers have (a) taken unpaid leave or (b) work part-time on a separate contract, to assist any of the current Parliamentary by-elections.
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jun 2026
Answer published
As per the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, where a special adviser wishes to undertake work for a political party which does not arise out of government business they may do this either in their own time, outside office hours, or under a separate co...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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By-elections: Makerfield
6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any departmental special adviser took a leave of absence, or undertook a new party contract, to work on the Makerfield by-election.
Grace Pritchard
16 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will set out the type of permission, contract or leave of absence that allowed Grace Pritchard to work on the Labour Party campaign for the Makerfield by-election.