Question follow-through · 9075

Government Departments: Electronic Messaging

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 2043 on Government Departments: Whatsapp, what the terms of reference are of the independent review into non-corporate communication channels; who will undertake

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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: 11 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 15 Jun 2026
Answer: 25 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

11 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 2043 on Government Departments: Whatsapp, what the terms of reference are of the independent review into non-corporate communication channels; who will undertake
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jun 2026
Answer published
Further details of the independent review, including the name of the reviewer, will be announced to the House before the review commences.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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