Written questions

Privy Council: Public Bodies

Commons · Question 70089 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Leader of the House · Official record

Answered 1 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Katie Lam

To ask the Leader of the House, whether any (a) arm’s-length bodies, (b) agencies and (c) public bodies are being administered under the Privy Council.

Answer

Answered by Lucy Powell, 1 Sep 2025

The Privy Council does not directly administer any (a) arm’s-length bodies, (b) agencies or (c) public bodies. Certain functions fall to Ministers as Privy Counsellors, either because they arise under the Royal Prerogative or because an Act of Parliament ...