Government Departments and Public Bodies: Closures
Commons · Question 70088 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 2 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Katie Lam
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many open (a) processes and (b) applications there are for the closure of (i) arm’s-length bodies, (ii) Government Departments, (iii) agencies and (iv) public bodies.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 2 Sep 2025
On 6 April, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced a full review of all UK government arm’s length bodies, and proposals for new bodies, in order to return policy decisions to Ministers, reduce duplication and improve efficiency and transparen...