Cabinet
(asked on 20th January 2016) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the relationship is of the "political cabinet" to the Cabinet.
This question was answered on 3rd February 2016
Paragraph 4.8 of the Cabinet Manual sets out that political Cabinets are convened by the Prime Minister, but they are not attended by officials. Sensitive papers, such as those covered by the Official Secrets Act 1989, are not distributed to political Cabinets.