Politics and Government: Public Participation

(asked on 8th April 2025) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving public engagement with politics.


Answered by
Ellie Reeves Portrait
Ellie Reeves
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 24th April 2025

Public engagement and participation are vital to the health of our democracy, and the Government will continue to support the public to make their voices heard.

Engagement with the political process must be built on trust. The Government is committed to returning to a politics of service, for example by exploring further tightening of the rules on MPs' outside interests via the House of Commons Modernisation Committee.

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