Earl of Caithness: Cabinet Office: Written Answers (1)

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Written Question

Non-departmental Public Bodies: Correspondence

Thursday 10th July 2025

Asked by: Earl of Caithness (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to ensure that correspondence from a member of Parliament to a chief executive officer of a non-departmental public body is answered by the chief executive officer.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Guide to Handling Correspondence, sets out the guidance for Government departments and executive agencies to follow in responding to correspondence from members of Parliament. While it is not mandatory for correspondence from members of Parliament to be answered by Chief Executive Officers of non-departmental public bodies, correspondence responses should be high quality and answered within set timeframes.