Asked by: Sarah Pochin (Reform UK - Runcorn and Helsby)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on the governance and accountability of the NHS Business Services Authority.
Answered by Anna Turley - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Cabinet Office Ministers have not met with DHSC to discuss the governance and accountability of the NHS Business Services Authority.
Asked by: Sarah Pochin (Reform UK - Runcorn and Helsby)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what timetable the Cabinet Office has set for considering departmental submissions on arm’s length body reform and accountability following Statement UIN HCWS1467 of 26 March 2026.
Answered by Anna Turley - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The ALB review is ongoing and results will be communicated in due course.
Asked by: Sarah Pochin (Reform UK - Runcorn and Helsby)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has conducted internal analysis of the potential causes of recent trends in levels of public approval of the Government.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Listing the endless ways the government engages with the public and assesses its relationship with the public would be fruitless, since that is a basic principle behind everything the government does.
Asked by: Sarah Pochin (Reform UK - Runcorn and Helsby)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of public confidence in the Government since the General Election.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Listing the endless ways the government engages with the public and assesses its relationship with the public would be fruitless, since that is a basic principle behind everything the government does.
Asked by: Sarah Pochin (Reform UK - Runcorn and Helsby)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what metrics his Department uses to assess the level of public support for the Government’s policy programme.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Listing the endless ways the government engages with the public and assesses its relationship with the public would be fruitless, since that is a basic principle behind everything the government does.
Asked by: Sarah Pochin (Reform UK - Runcorn and Helsby)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve coordination between Government departments in the delivery of policy.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Prime Minister announced a number of changes to Cabinet committees in November to ensure decision-making structures are best able to deliver the Government’s priorities. The list of Cabinet committees can be found online here.
Asked by: Sarah Pochin (Reform UK - Runcorn and Helsby)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Cabinet-level decision-making structures in delivering the Government’s priorities.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Prime Minister announced a number of changes to Cabinet committees in November to ensure decision-making structures are best able to deliver the Government’s priorities. The list of Cabinet committees can be found online here.