Civil Servants
Commons · Question 20978 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 7 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans she has to reduce the size of the Civil Service as part of the transfer of responsibilities to mayoral combined authorities.
Answer
Answered by Mark Ferguson, 7 Sep 2026
Our plan to rewire the state devolves power and decision making to put local areas in control of their own public services and economic growth. As mayoral strategic authorities assume these devolved responsibilities, central Civil Service functions will a...