Question follow-through · 20501

Written Questions: Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 15235 on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Written Questions, what is the evidential basis for there being no provision for Arm’s length bodies to provide a reply di

answeredLeader of the House

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Answering body
Leader of the House
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 15235 on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Written Questions, what is the evidential basis for there being no provision for Arm’s length bodies to provide a reply di

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Arm’s length bodies (ALBs) are a vital part of how the Government delivers policies and public services. It is important that they are accountable and transparent. Almost all departments oversee ALBs, which operate with varying degrees of autonomy, but al...

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