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Honours: Public Appointments

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 27 November 2024UIN 14712

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which competitions for appointments to Independent Honours Committees have been (a) terminated without appointment and (b) re-opened since 5 July 2024; and what the cost of those competitions was.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Since 5 July 2024, competitions for appointments to the (i) Community and Voluntary Service (ii), Parliamentary and Political Service, and (iii) Diversity and Outreach (formerly called Representation and Outreach) Honours Committees were closed and reopened to allow for the widest range of applications. We do not hold information about the costs of specific competitions.

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