Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Commons · Question 115514 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will amend the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 to enable the Public Health and Service Ombudsman to stop requiring an hon. Member's signature before members of the public can refer a complaint to them.
Answer
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 4 Mar 2026
The Government believes the filtering process MPs facilitate continues to provide an effective way to empower backbenchers to hold the executive to account and emphasises the Ombudsman’s position as a servant of Parliament. We have no plans to amend the P...