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Prime Minister: Senior Civil Servants

Asked by John GlenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 5 November 2024UIN 7438

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the appointment of the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister was by open and fair competition.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The Cabinet Secretary recommended a range of candidates and the Prime Minister interviewed a number of them before selecting his Principle Private Secretary.

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