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Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Friday, 10 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 April 2026. It was answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 April 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Prime Minister: Email

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51163 on Prime Minister: Email, whether emails which 10 Downing Street which are automatically removed after 90 days that have not otherwise been saved for long-term storage are still considered to be held for the purposes of Government responses to Humble Addresses.

Answer

I refer you to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12th February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and the Oral Statement on the 23rd February, in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, which set out an update on the Government's process and that Departments have been instructed to retain material that may be relevant to the motion.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
124826
Session
2024-26
Related items
Prime Minister: Email
Monday, 19 May 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Freedom of information Email Prime Minister Subject access requests
Link
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