Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 14858
Public Sector: Public Consultation
Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 8 July 2026
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued to departments on the disclosure of the names of organisations who are respondents to public consultations and calls for evidence.
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsThe Cabinet Office published consultation principles, which provide guidance to government departments on conducting consultations. It is for individual departments to decide how to apply the principles to their consultations.