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National Wealth Fund

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 4134

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what declarations of (a) previous and (b) current political activity have been made by Nigel Topping, Tania Songini and Marianne Økland as Non-Executive Directors of the National Wealth Fund.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

As part of the public appointments process, candidates are asked to declare any political activity. Nigel Topping, Tania Songini and Marianne Økland did not declare any previous or current political activity in relation to their re-appointments as Non-Executive Directors of the National Wealth Fund.

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