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Written Question
Government: Public Opinion
Monday 12th January 2026

Asked by: Sarah Pochin (Reform UK - Runcorn and Helsby)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has conducted internal analysis of the potential causes of recent trends in levels of public approval of the Government.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Listing the endless ways the government engages with the public and assesses its relationship with the public would be fruitless, since that is a basic principle behind everything the government does.


Written Question
Government: Public Opinion
Monday 12th January 2026

Asked by: Sarah Pochin (Reform UK - Runcorn and Helsby)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of public confidence in the Government since the General Election.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Listing the endless ways the government engages with the public and assesses its relationship with the public would be fruitless, since that is a basic principle behind everything the government does.


Written Question
Government: Public Opinion
Monday 12th January 2026

Asked by: Sarah Pochin (Reform UK - Runcorn and Helsby)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what metrics his Department uses to assess the level of public support for the Government’s policy programme.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Listing the endless ways the government engages with the public and assesses its relationship with the public would be fruitless, since that is a basic principle behind everything the government does.


Written Question
Departmental Coordination
Monday 12th January 2026

Asked by: Sarah Pochin (Reform UK - Runcorn and Helsby)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve coordination between Government departments in the delivery of policy.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

The Prime Minister announced a number of changes to Cabinet committees in November to ensure decision-making structures are best able to deliver the Government’s priorities. The list of Cabinet committees can be found online here.


Written Question
Cabinet
Monday 12th January 2026

Asked by: Sarah Pochin (Reform UK - Runcorn and Helsby)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Cabinet-level decision-making structures in delivering the Government’s priorities.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

The Prime Minister announced a number of changes to Cabinet committees in November to ensure decision-making structures are best able to deliver the Government’s priorities. The list of Cabinet committees can be found online here.