Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 October 2026 to Question 20740 on Civil Society: Public Participation, whether the Participatory Methods Forum has discussed (a) the Government’s planned reductions to consultations and (b) Citizen’s Assemblies.

The Participatory Methods Forum is an informal network of civil servants formed and attended by civil servants. It supports information sharing on public participation, including to share and scale learning and good practice.