Chris Clarifies The Closure Status of The Rapid Response Unit

FUp WQ RapidRespUnit 13Mar23

Chris Clarifies The Closure Status of The Rapid Response Unit

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Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March to Question 148800 on Rapid Response Unit, on what date the Rapid Response Unit was disbanded; what has happened to the information which that Unit collected and stored; and how many of that Unit's staff were made redundant.

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Alex Burghart The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office

The Rapid Response Unit was disbanded in August 2022.

None of the staff were made redundant as they were all redeployed.

The information collected has now been archived and will be retained in line with the Cabinet Office Information Retention Policy.

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