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Public Appointments

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 9 March 2026UIN 117763

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the letter from the Cabinet Secretary to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee of 11 November 2025, and with reference to the Updated Desk Note: Making Direct Ministerial Appointments issued in 27 June

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Cabinet Office regularly provides advice and information to help departments implement government policy. Routine support by officials is part of the normal workings of government.

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