Permanent Secretaries: Accountability

(asked on 10th April 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, whether the new accountability framework for Permanent Secretaries, designed to focus on delivering the Prime Minister’s priorities, will result in a reduction in responsibilities for other cabinet ministers.


Answered by
Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
This question was answered on 29th April 2026

It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

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