Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government which minister is accountable for the Privy Council office; and what reporting mechanisms exist to Parliament in relation to the activities of the office.

The Privy Council Office provides the Secretariat to the Privy Council and is a constituent part of the Cabinet Office. The Minister with responsibility for the Privy Council Office is the Lord President of the Council and Leader of the Commons, the Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt.

Relevant Government policy ministers are accountable to Parliament for all matters conducted through the Privy Council.