Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 14862

Elections: Scotland

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether guidance was issued to the Civil Service in Scotland on pre-election purdah for UK Parliamentary by-elections.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
I refer the Honourable Gentleman to my previous answer in PQ2754. The internal reminder provided to departments applied to UK Government civil servants based in Scotland.