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Gordon Brown

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeLeader of the HouseTabled Answered 19 May 2026UIN 1554

The question

To ask the Leader of the House, what mechanisms are available to members of the House of Commons to scrutinise Gordon Brown in his role as the Prime Minister’s Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation.

Answered by Sir Alan Campbell

Ministers have a duty to Parliament to account, and be held to account, for the policies, decisions and actions of their departments and agencies. Individual ministers are responsible and accountable to Parliament for​ the ​Direct Ministerial Appointments they make. Members have a number of mechanisms available to them to hold Ministers to account, such as oral and written questions and correspondence.

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