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Written Question
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Monday 6th March 2023

Asked by: Stephen Farry (Alliance - North Down)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason complaints about Government departments and other public organisations must be referred to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by a Member of Parliament.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

The statutory requirement for complaints to be made to a Member of the House of Commons is longstanding and is consistent with the Ombudsman’s accountability to Parliament.

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Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jul 2022
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

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Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

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