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Senior Civil Servants: Standards

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 9 April 2026UIN 115822

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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the speech, Move fast. Fix things, delivered on 20 January 2026 by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, what proportion of the Senior Civil Service had (a) primary career experience in po

Answered by Satvir Kaur

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