7 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhether the appointment of the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister was by open and fair competition.
ReplyThe Cabinet Secretary recommended a range of candidates and the Prime Minister interviewed a number of them before selecting his Principle Private Secretary.
7 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answers of 27 September 2024 to Questions 4998 and 4988 on Prime Minister: Communication, on which page of the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts 2022-23 is the information on (a) spending
ReplyInformation about overall departmental resourcing is set out in relevant annual reports (or published elsewhere in the relevant document). Annual reports do not include a breakdown by individual teams. This remains unchanged in size since the election.
4 Oct 2024·Scotland Office·Answered
AskedWhat (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to his Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) made since 4 July 2024.
ReplySince 4 July 2024, a new member of the Boundary Commission for Scotland has been appointed. No direct ministerial or other public appointments to the Scotland Office have been removed from their posts or have been asked to resign in the same period.
4 Oct 2024·Wales Office·Answered
AskedWhat (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to her Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) made since 4 July 2024.
ReplySince 4 July 2024, I have not removed or made a direct ministerial or public appointment at the Wales Office or an associated body or asked a ministerial or public appointment to resign.
4 Oct 2024·Scotland Office·Answered
AskedHow many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in his Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on w
ReplyThe Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice, who remain the employers and will hold record...
4 Oct 2024·Northern Ireland Office·Answered
AskedWhat (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to his Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) made since 4 July 2024.
ReplySince becoming Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 5 July, no direct ministerial or other public appointees have been asked to resign or been removed from office. I have confirmed the following direct ministerial appointments: Anna Jerzewska, Alist...
4 Oct 2024·Wales Office·Answered
AskedHow many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in her Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what
ReplyMy Department has not made any appointments without a fair and open competition since 4 July 2024.
4 Oct 2024·Northern Ireland Office·Answered
AskedHow many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in his Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are;
ReplyEvery person appointed to a civil service post within the Northern Ireland Office since 4 July 2024, has been recruited via fair and open competition.
4 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps have been taken to ensure that (a) No.10 special advisers and (b) staff of the No.10 Political Office have access to Government IT equipment with the appropriate level of security.
ReplyEveryone who works with government has a duty of confidentiality and a responsibility to safeguard any government information or data that they access or share, and all government departments are required to meet a range of mandatory security standards. A...
4 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedHow many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers are report directly to the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff.
ReplyI refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given on Civil Servants supporting the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Official Report PQ 5307
4 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhether the ethics and integrity commission will have a role in (a) the appointments of (i) unpaid advisers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) civil servants and (b) advising the (A) Prime Minister and (B) other M
ReplyI refer the right honourable member to the answer given to PQ 1251 on 31 July 2024.
4 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat (a) envoys, (b) czars, (c) champions and (d) unpaid advisers have been appointed since 4 July 2024; which people in such roles appointed by the last Administration have been dismissed; and what positions an
ReplyInformation on the direct ministerial appointments made, or retained, across government by individual departments is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.
4 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat guidance is provided to (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) No.10 political advisers on (i) avoiding conflicts of interest and (ii) the Nolan principles in respect of potential (A) family members an
ReplyIn line with the Declaration of Interests Policy for special advisers, interests must be declared to their Permanent Secretary in the appointing department for consideration. Steps are then taken to ensure no conflict of interest or mitigate any potential...
4 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to his Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (
ReplyPart (i)The FCDO does not routinely record and collect the reasons why appointees leave their positions, so is not in a position to answer this part of the question. Additionally, the reasons why an appointee has left their role is the appointee's persona...
4 Oct 2024·Attorney General·Answered
AskedHow many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in her Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what basis each
ReplyNo appointments to civil service posts in the Attorney General’s Office, excluding special advisers, have been made without open competition since 4 July 2024.
4 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat information his Department holds on the number of people that have been appointed to posts in her Department, other than special advisers, who have (a) worked for and (b) been seconded to (i) the Labour pa
ReplyOf the appointments made to the Department for Transport where an exception to the recruitment principles have applied, none involved people who have (a) worked for and (b) been seconded to (i) the Labour party and (ii) the office of a Labour Honourable M...
4 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to her Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) made since 4 July 2024.
ReplyNo Direct Ministerial Appointments or other Public Appointments to the Department for Transport and associated bodies (Public Bodies) have been removed from their posts or asked to resign since 4 July 2024. The following appointments have been announced s...
4 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in her Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on
ReplyOur records are dated as from 1 July 2024. Of the exception decisions that are delegated to the Department for Transport, 5 have been made since 1 July 2024. The information requested on these appointments is provided in the table below: (a) Job title(b) ...
4 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to her Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii)
ReplySince 4 July 2024, 4 public appointees to the Department and associated bodies have left their posts. 10 direct ministerial appointments have been made (to the New Towns Taskforce).
4 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedIf the Prime Minister will respond to the correspondence of 7 June 2024 from the FDA to him and the former Prime Minister on opposition costings.
ReplyA response has been issued.