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Commons · Question 126085 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, how many of the 131 consultation requirements referenced in the press release were from gove

Answer

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 22 Apr 2026

All 131 consultation requirements were from existing primary legislation, not bills currently before Parliament or Secondary legislation. The government is committed to identifying existing disproportionate reporting and consultation duties that are slowi...