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Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: Public Appointments

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 22 April 2026UIN 124837

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120845 on Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee: Public Appointments, for what reason the campaign has not been reopened for the three vacancies.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee is quorate: there are more independent members than official members. Additional members can be appointed if wider skills or experience are required. Following the appointment of the new Chair, recruitment of additional members is now under consideration.

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