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Special Advisers

Asked by John GlenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 18 September 2024UIN 4991

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many proposals by departmental Ministers to appoint a special adviser have been refused by 10 Downing Street since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Georgia Gould

It is the longstanding policy of successive governments to not discuss individual staffing matters.

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