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Varun Chandra

Asked by Sir Gavin WilliamsonConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 11 December 2025UIN 96651

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Varun Chandra has had (a) meetings, (b) correspondence and (c) formal communications with representatives of former clients of Hakluyt & Company since taking up his role as Special Adviser.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

There is an established system in place for the declaration and management of special advisers' interests. As has been the case under successive administrations, interests deemed relevant for publication for special advisers in No10 and the Cabinet Office are published on an annual basis by the Cabinet Office.

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