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Public Appointments

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 24 January 2025UIN 24440

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 14969 on Public Appointments, whether direct Ministerial appointments require the consent of the Prime Minister.

Answered by Georgia Gould

In line with Cabinet Office guidance, the Prime Minister’s Office are consulted on all direct ministerial appointments.

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