Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord True on 24 March (HL6920 and HL7071), why giving dates of any communication regarding (1) Ms Kate Josephs, and (2) the Cabinet Office leaving party she attended on 17 December 2020, is (a) not appropriate at this time, and (b) would undermine a police investigation.

I refer the noble Lord to my previous answers to Questions HL6920 and HL7071 on 24 March 2022.

It would not be appropriate to either confirm or deny whether the Cabinet Office has had any communications with any individuals in order to preserve the confidentiality and integrity of investigation processes.