Question follow-through · 20474

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 128, what is Operation Gadget, what is the specific nature of the contingent liabil

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the MHCLG annual report and accounts 2025 to 2026, HC484, 15 July 2026, page 128, what is Operation Gadget, what is the specific nature of the contingent liabil

  2. 2 Sept 2026

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The unquantifiable contingent liability disclosed in the MHCLG Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, described as ‘Operation Gadget Bus Case’, was included in the Main Supply Estimates 2026-27, published 26 April 2026. The liability was described in the Mai...

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