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-SymondsI 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.