questionText: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the (a) minimum length of time a Government consultation should be open and (b) maximum length of time before a response is published to a closed consultation.
answerText: The Government’s Consultation Principles provide guidance to departments on conducting consultations. Principle E states that departments should determine a proportionate amount of time to run the consultation, taking into account the nature and impact of...
heading: Government Departments: Public Consultation