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Prime Minister: Information Officers

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 81328

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the interests of the new Executive Director of Communications in 10 Downing Street.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

There is a rigorous process to ensure any potential conflicts of interest are captured, and have appropriate mitigations in place to reflect specific circumstances. Ahead of his appointment, the new Executive Director of Communications in 10 Downing Street fully complied with this process.

This is set out in the Special Adviser Code of Conduct and lists of Special Adviser interests are published annually.

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