Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 110418
By-elections: Gorton and Denton
Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 16 February 2026
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of the election purdah guidance distributed to Whitehall departments for the Gorton and Denton Parliamentary by-election.
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsThe rules governing the conduct of UK Government civil servants during a by-election are an extension of those that apply at all times as set out in the Civil Service Code and as described in the published guidance on general elections, which is published...
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