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Alex Chisholm

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 April 2025UIN 43946

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40573 on Alex Chisholm, for what reasons the final advice from the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, dated 30 October 2024, was not published before 12 March 2025.

Answered by Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments is operationally independent of government and is responsible for publishing its advice on applications once the appointment or employment has been taken up or announced by the applicant.

In this case, the Committee has publicly stated that the timing of the publication of the advice on GOV.UK was impacted by staffing issues within the Secretariat.

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