Ministerial Statements
Commons · Question 64462 · Tabled 2 Jul 2025 · Leader of the House · Official record
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Leader of the House, if she will make an estimate of the number of Government announcements which were made in the House of Commons prior to a Ministerial announcement in the media since July 2024.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Powell, 9 Jul 2025
The Ministerial Code is clear, when Parliament is in session the most important announcements of Government policy should be made in the first instance to Parliament. This is an important principle that the government stands by.As of 9th July 2025 there h...