Question follow-through · 12664
Departmental Responsibilities
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce duplication of functions across departments.
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
- 24 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce duplication of functions across departments.
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to creating a productive and agile state, which includes reducing unnecessary bureaucracy and duplication across departments and public bodies. The Cabinet Office continues to strengthen cross-government controls to ensure depa...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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