Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 110393

Arms Length Bodies: By-elections

Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 25 February 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether all Arm’s Length Bodies, including public corporations and private companies owned by the Government, are required to follow the Cabinet Office local and Parliamentary by-election election purdah guidanc

Answer

Anna Turley
It is for individual public bodies to apply pre-election guidance within their own organisations, but in doing so they should not go beyond the principles set out in central guidance. Sponsor departments must ensure that staff and board members of their A...
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