Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his expected timetable is for the publication of an updated list of significant public appointments; and whether this will include the Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The list of significant public appointments is updated by the Cabinet Office, in consultation with individual departments and the Commissioner for Public Appointments. A refreshed list will be updated in due course.
As set out by the previous government, the role of Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection is considered to be a significant appointment.