Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) recent progress has been made on and (b) the proposed timeframe is for the establishment of the Public Service Leadership Academy.

A) As promised in the Budget 2017, government set up a Public Services

Leadership Taskforce to advise on the role of leadership development in improving productivity and outcomes across public services.

The Taskforce was chaired by Sir Gerry Grimstone and has made excellent progress with its discussions.

B) The Taskforce plan to publish their recommendations shortly and Government will respond in due course.