Written questions

Government Departments: Mediation

Commons · Question 54257 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 6 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of making a renewed Government commitment to resolving disputes across Departments through mediation.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 6 Jun 2025

It is a long-standing convention that we do not disclose publicly specific details on the processes of Cabinet collective decision-making, to protect the safe space for collective decisions. This Government is taking a missions-led approach to governing, ...