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Public Consultation: Cost Effectiveness

Commons · Question 126094 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 23 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, what the projected savings to the public purse are as a result of reduced consultations.

Answer

Answered by Satvir Kaur, 23 Apr 2026

Policy analysis is currently ongoing to develop recommendations to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy. We have already identified initial targeted first steps, but this is a significant piece of work requiring ministerial decisions across a range of policy ar...