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Media and Sport, what the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in her Department.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has no direct ministerial appointments.
What the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in her Department.
Current Direct Ministerial Appointments are set out in the table below: NameRoleRemunerationTime CommitmentTermLaura ShoafShadow Great British Railways Chair£1,600 day rateUp to two days a week19/3/2026Lee McDonoughHS2 Shareholder Board Independent MemberNil1 day every 2 months12 monthsAndrew SageFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedAnne-Lise ScaillierezFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedChristopher BradshawFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedDuncan WalkerFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedGary ElliottFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedJayne GoldingFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedJoeBen BevirtFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedKate KennallyFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedKevin CravenFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedLouisa SmithFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedMarc BaileyFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedNeil PakeyFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedRichard ParkerFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedSimon MastersFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedRose RouseFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedSophie O'SullivanFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot SpecifiedStuart SimpsonFuture of Flight Industry Group MemberNil1.5 hour per meeting approx 2 meetings per yearNot Specified
What the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in his Department.
The Department has 41 direct Ministerial appointments, across seven entities. These are as follows:Defence Industrial Joint CouncilNameJob titleAnnual remunerationTime commitment (per annum)Expected end dateDr Charles WoodburnChair£04 days (minimum)15/04/2026Dame Fiona Murray CMG CBEDeputy Chair£04 days (minimum)29/04/2026Michael OrdMember£04 days (minimum)29/04/2026Kevin CravenMember£04 days (minimum)22/05/2026Kata Escott CBMember£04 days (minimum)22/05/2026David Lockwood OBEMember£04 days (minimum)22/05/2026Gary SmithMember£04 days (minimum)05/06/2026Craig BeddisMember£04 days (minimum)22/05/2026Ned BakerMember£04 days (minimum)01/06/2026Kerry BakerMember£04 days (minimum)22/05/2026Joanne O'DohertyMember£04 days (minimum)01/06/2026Paul Livingston CBEMember£04 days (minimum)22/05/2026Andrew KinniburghMember£04 days (minimum)22/05/2026Nick SharpeMember£04 days (minimum)22/05/2026Louis MosleyMember£04 days (minimum)22/05/2026Mike ClancyMember£04 days (minimum)05/06/2026Steve WadeyMember£04 days (minimum)22/05/2026Tufan ErginbilgicMember£04 days (minimum)01/06/2026Julian David OBEMember£04 days (minimum)22/05/2026Graham BoothMember£04 days (minimum)22/05/2026 Defence Investors Advisory GroupNameJob titleAnnual remunerationTime commitment (per annum)Expected end dateKerry BaldwinCo-Chair£015 days31/03/2026Dame Sharron White DBECo-Chair£015 days31/03/2026Three members: names have been omitted due to commercial sensitivity.Member£09 days31/03/2026 Independent Inquiry relating to AfghanistanNameJob titleAnnual remunerationTime commitment (per annum)Expected end dateThe Rt Hon Lord Justice Charles Haddon-CaveChair£256,000Full timeNo fixed date LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme Independent PanelNameJob titleAnnual remunerationTime commitment (per annum)Expected end dateLord Brian PaddickChair£86,250115 days02/02/2027Alison Brown MBEMember£57,500115 days14/05/2027Francis Castle MBEMember£57,500115 days14/05/2027Dr Matthew GouldMember£57,500115 days14/05/2027Hannah Graf MBEMember£57,500115 days14/05/2027Craig Jones MBEMember£57,500115 days14/05/2027Caroline Paige MBEMember£57,500115 days14/05/2027Dr Annabell Poate-JoinerMember£57,500115 days14/05/2027Emma RileyMember£57,500115 days14/05/2027 LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme Appeals BoardNameJob titleAnnual remunerationTime commitment (per annum)Expected end dateDouglas Bosphore-Ward MBEChair£37,50050 days14/05/2027Judith HenryMember£25,00050 days14/05/2027Rachael RuxtonMember£25,00050 days14/05/2027Tracey MyhillMember£25,00050 days14/05/2027 Octric Semiconductors LtdNameJob titleAnnual remunerationTime commitment (per annum)Expected end dateGraham LoveInterim Chair£120,000104 days13/09/2026 Strategic Advisor to the Secretary of State for DefenceNameJob titleAnnual remunerationTime commitment (per annum)Expected end dateProf Malcolm ChalmersAdviser£162,500260 days03/02/2027
What the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in her Department.
The department does not currently have any direct ministerial appointments.Details of any exceptional public appointments and all other regulated public appointments at the department can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-non-executive-appointments.
What the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in her Department.
Tim Goodson was appointed as a Member of the Offensive Weapons Homicide Reviews Oversight Board for a period of 15 months, from 19 November 2024 which will end on 18 April 2026. The Member receives a remuneration of £300 per day, based on an expected time commitment of 5 days per month attendance.
What the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in her Department.
The membership of the following current groups and networks is based on direct ministerial appointments by Equalities Ministers, some of which were made under the previous administration. None of these appointments are remunerated and time commitment varies between groups and individuals.British Sign Language Advisory Board (serving for 3 years): https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-boosts-opportunity-for-deaf-people-with-refreshed-bsl-advisory-board Disability and Access Ambassadors (serving for up to 3 years): www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-disability-and-access-ambassadorsThe Disability Unit Regional Stakeholder Network (serving for up to 3 years): www.gov.uk/government/groups/disability-unit-regional-stakeholder-networkThe Race Equality Engagement Group (appointed in May 2025 for 12 months with the possibility of an extension): www.gov.uk/government/groups/race-equality-engagement-group#membersThe Women’s Business Council (serving for up to 3 years): www.womensbusinesscouncil.co.uk/members/
What the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in the Cabinet Office, including those appointed by the Prime Minister, the Leader of the House of Commons and the Leader of the House of Lords.
Information related to Direct Ministerial Appointments can be found on gov.uk.
What the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in his Department.
Details of each direct ministerial appointment currently in post can be found in the below table. Details of appointees renumeration have been included where they are paid for their work directly.NameTitleRenumerationTime commitmentEnd dateDr Suzy MorrisseyChair, State Pension Age Review£750 per day2 days a weekSpring 2026Rt. Hon. Alan MilburnChair, Young People and Work ReviewUnpaidMinimum of 1 day a weekJune 2026Matthew UptonPrincipal Advisor to Young People and Work Review£475 per day5 days a weekSeptember 2026Dr Clenton FarquharsonCo-Chair, Timms Review£400 per day6 days a monthDecember 2026Sharon BrennanCo-Chair, Timms Review£400 per day6 days a monthDecember 2026Baroness Jeannie DrakePensions CommissionUnpaid2 days a weekSpring 2027Sir Ian CheshirePensions CommissionUnpaid2 days a weekSpring 2027Professor Nick PearcePensions CommissionUnpaid2 days a weekSpring 2027Zara ToddIndependent Disability Panel£400 per day5 days a monthDecember 2026Mariella FrostrupMenopause Employment AmbassadorUnpaidNone specifiedMarch 2026
Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in her Department.
There are five current Direct Ministerial Appointees.Julian Sayers is Co-Chair of the Farm Tenancy Forum. He is remunerated at £75 per hour, with a time commitment averaging approximately 2.5 days per quarter. To date, this has amounted to an average of £5,202 per annum. His appointment ends on 11 June 2026.Andrew Morlet is Chair of the Circular Economy Taskforce. He is remunerated at £15,600 per year with a time commitment of one day per week. His appointment is due to end on 3 February 2026. Paul Ekins is Deputy Chair of the Circular Economy Taskforce. He receives £15,600 annually with a time commitment of one day per week. His appointment is due to end on 3 February 2026. Philip Stocker is the Chair of the Dartmoor Land Management Group. He is paid £20,114.88 per annum with a commitment of four days per month. His appointment ends 28 April 2026. Peter Troughton is appointed as a Chequers Trustee. This is an unremunerated position, the time commitment is not specified, and the appointment is due to conclude on 16 August 2027.
What the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in her Department.
HM Treasury makes information on its direct ministerial appointments available in line with Cabinet Office guidance on transparency. This information is available on GOV.UK and kept under review to ensure it is up to date. The arrangements for each appointment are outlined in their terms of reference published on GOV.UK. NAMEJOB TITLEPRESS RELEASEJohn Van ReenenAdviser on Economic GrowthChancellor appoints growth adviser - GOV.UKAlex DepledgeEntrepreneurship AdviserFirst ever Entrepreneurship Advisor appointed to the Treasury - GOV.UKAnna ValeroIndustrial Strategy AdviserChancellor appoints Industrial Strategy adviser - GOV.UKCatherine HowardInfrastructure and Planning AdviserChancellor appoints infrastructure and planning adviser to clear path for new investments - GOV.UKMark AustinChair, Dematerialisation Market Action Taskforce (DEMAT)Dematerialisation Market Action Taskforce - GOV.UKGeoffrey SpenceExternal expertise on project finance to HMTProject Finance Adviser appointed - GOV.UKDavid SturrockMember of the Council of Economic AdvisersThe Chancellor has appointed David Sturrock to the Council of Economic Advisors - GOV.UK
Pursuant to the oral Answer of 20 November 2025, Official Report, Column 834, on Motorists, and further to the point of order of 25 November 2025, Official report, Column 261, on what date was she first aware of the proposal to introduce a national pay-per-mile Electric Vehicle Excise Duty scheme in the Budget 2025.
The Secretary of State has regular discussions with HM Treasury ministers about a range of topics, but final tax decisions are for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make and are announced at the Budget.
Communities and Local Government, what the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in his Department.
We will publish data on MHCLG’s Direct Ministerial Appointments in line with recent guidance.
What estimate her Department has made of the volume of egg imports into the United Kingdom from Ukraine in the last 12 months.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as an Accredited Official Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (www.uktradeinfo.com) From this website, it is possible to build your own data tables based upon bespoke search criteria including imports from Ukraine. Goods moving to and from the UK are identified by commodity codes. To build a table you will need to know the commodity code of the goods imported. These codes are available in the UK Tariff at https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff. The commodity code for eggs can be found in Chapter 04. If you need help or support in constructing a table from the data on uktradeinfo, please contact uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk.
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the adequacy production standard of eggs imported from Ukraine.
The UK imports a small proportion of its annual supply of eggs, including from Ukraine, to meet domestic demand. We consistently monitor the impact of imports on the UK market. All agri-food products must comply with the UK sanitary and phytosanitary standards and wider import requirements in order to be placed on the UK market.
Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the non-governmental organisations and associations that the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature has met, since her appointment to the Department.
I regularly engage with a wide range of stakeholders. Since coming into office my meetings have been declared here: Defra: ministerial overseas travel, and meetings - GOV.UK.
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of regenerative agriculture.
We have allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. We are targeting public money where it delivers most value – supporting nature, because all farms need healthy soils, abundant pollinators, and clean water to produce good food. This includes the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). Many SFI actions follow the regenerative farming approach. This includes actions on soil health, integrated pest management, farmland wildlife, hedgerows, buffer strips, agroforestry, precision farming, grassland, and moorland. We will publish information on the next iteration of the scheme in due course.
What plans he has to introduce a modern service framework for cancer.
Everyone in the National Health Service is responsible for delivering high-quality care. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan, as well as an overall quality strategy, the National Quality Board will oversee the development of a new series of service frameworks.Between 1997 and 2010, National Service Frameworks were a clinically-led approach to developing guidance that supported sustained improvement in major condition outcomes, including by narrowing inequality and reducing unwarranted variation. As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will reintroduce and modernise this approach. These Modern Service Frameworks will define an aspirational, long-term outcome goal for a major condition and then identify the best evidenced interventions and the support for delivery.Early priorities will include cardiovascular disease, severe mental illness and the first ever service framework for frailty and dementia. The Government will consider other long-term conditions for future waves of Modern Service Frameworks. The criteria for determining other conditions for future Modern Service Frameworks will be based on where there is potential for rapid and significant improvements in quality of care and productivity.Plans to introduce a modern service framework for cancer will be considered as part of the development of the National Cancer Plan.
Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Purposeful Finance Commission’s report entitled Reservoir underdogs: unlocking regulatory challenges to delivering new reservoirs, published in September 2025, whether she has made an assessment of that report's recommendation on empowering the proposed new water regulator to be a statutory reservoir champion.
The Government’s Water Delivery Taskforce is working across Government, water regulators and stakeholders to deliver planned water infrastructure that is essential to growth. A dedicated team is focused on identifying and resolving blockers for the nine new reservoirs in England and is considering the recommendations from the Purposeful Finance Commission’s report and its alignment with the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission, which also examined some of these areas within its remit. A full response to the Independent Water Commission’s recommendations will be outlined later this year through a White Paper and a new water reform bill. These will set out the Government’s vision for a new partnership based on effective regulation – bringing forward root and branch reform to secure better outcomes for customers, investors, and the environment.
Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Purposeful Finance Commission’s report entitled Reservoir underdogs: unlocking regulatory challenges to delivering new reservoirs, published in September 2025, whether she has made an assessment of that report's recommendation to reform the five-year price review cycle to allow mid-cycle adjustments for strategic water infrastructure, including reservoirs.
The Government’s Water Delivery Taskforce is working across Government, water regulators and stakeholders to deliver planned water infrastructure that is essential to growth. A dedicated team is focused on identifying and resolving blockers for the nine new reservoirs in England and is considering the recommendations from the Purposeful Finance Commission’s report and its alignment with the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission, which also examined some of these areas within its remit. A full response to the Independent Water Commission’s recommendations will be outlined later this year through a White Paper and a new water reform bill. These will set out the Government’s vision for a new partnership based on effective regulation – bringing forward root and branch reform to secure better outcomes for customers, investors, and the environment.
Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Purposeful Finance Commission’s report entitled Reservoir underdogs: unlocking regulatory challenges to delivering new reservoirs, published in September 2025, whether she has made an assessment of that report's recommendation to establish an Olympic-style delivery body for reservoirs.
The Government’s Water Delivery Taskforce is working across Government, water regulators and stakeholders to deliver planned water infrastructure that is essential to growth. A dedicated team is focused on identifying and resolving blockers for the nine new reservoirs in England and is considering the recommendations from the Purposeful Finance Commission’s report and its alignment with the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission, which also examined some of these areas within its remit. A full response to the Independent Water Commission’s recommendations will be outlined later this year through a White Paper and a new water reform bill. These will set out the Government’s vision for a new partnership based on effective regulation – bringing forward root and branch reform to secure better outcomes for customers, investors, and the environment.