Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 105789

Ministers and Public Consultation: Evidence

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest Suffolk

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will take steps to prevent organisations with which the Government has a policy of non-engagement from submitting written evidence to (a) ministers, (b) officials and (c) public consultations.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
The government does not and will not engage with organisations with whom they have a policy of non-engagement.