Ministers: Correspondence
(asked on 27th June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their current practice not to show incoming Ministers the recent letters to their predecessors, in particular when these have not been sent replies; and whether they will review this matter.
This question was answered on 11th July 2023
The Government attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence. It is current practice to show incoming Ministers letters when a response has not yet been issued.
Individual departments are responsible for maintaining their own performance records when new Ministers are appointed to the department.