Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers she has made; and (i) who the appointee was and (ii) what the (A) remuneration, (B) title and (C) terms of reference was for each appointment.
Answered by Al Carns
The Department has not made any statutory direct Ministerial appointments.
The Department has made eight non-statutory direct Ministerial appointments. These are as follows:
Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2024
Reviewers:
- Lead reviewer- Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
- Reviewer - Dr Fiona Hill
- Reviewer - General Sir Richard Barrons
- Review Team Expert - Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Quin
- Review Team Expert - Edward Dinsmore
- Review Team Expert - Robin Marshall
- Review Team Expert - Grace Cassy
Remuneration rates have not yet been finalised.
All these appointments are subject to the Terms of Reference for the SDR which is available on GOV.UK.
AUKUS
- UK Government's AUKUS Adviser - Sir Stephen Lovegrove
Un-remunerated. Appointment's Terms of Reference available on GOV.UK.
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