Department for Work and Pensions: Public Appointments
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in his Department.
Answered by Andrew Western
Details of each direct ministerial appointment currently in post can be found in the below table. Details of appointees renumeration have been included where they are paid for their work directly.
Name | Title | Renumeration | Time commitment | End date |
Dr Suzy Morrissey | Chair, State Pension Age Review | £750 per day | 2 days a week | Spring 2026 |
Rt. Hon. Alan Milburn | Chair, Young People and Work Review | Unpaid | Minimum of 1 day a week | June 2026 |
Matthew Upton | Principal Advisor to Young People and Work Review | £475 per day | 5 days a week | September 2026 |
Dr Clenton Farquharson | Co-Chair, Timms Review | £400 per day | 6 days a month | December 2026 |
Sharon Brennan | Co-Chair, Timms Review | £400 per day | 6 days a month | December 2026 |
Baroness Jeannie Drake | Pensions Commission | Unpaid | 2 days a week | Spring 2027 |
Sir Ian Cheshire | Pensions Commission | Unpaid | 2 days a week | Spring 2027 |
Professor Nick Pearce | Pensions Commission | Unpaid | 2 days a week | Spring 2027 |
Zara Todd | Independent Disability Panel | £400 per day | 5 days a month | December 2026 |
Mariella Frostrup | Menopause Employment Ambassador | Unpaid | None specified | March 2026 |
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