Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 120380

Ministers: Codes of Practice

Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Alex Burghart

ConservativeBrentwood and Ongar

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has provided guidance to Cabinet colleagues on recording overlay advice to Ministers.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
The term “overlay advice” is not in general use, so no such guidance has been issued.
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