Public Consultation
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...