Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, further to the answer of 3 June 2026, to Question 3339, on Special Advisers: Public Appointments, how many delivery advisers have been appointed to date, broken down by (a) special advisers, (b) Direct Ministerial Appointments, (c) civil servants appointed by exception, and (d) permanent civil servants appointed through open competition.

As of July 20th, Delivery advisors appointed to were as follows:

a) A list of special advisers is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers.

b), 1 Direct Ministerial Appointment

c) 0 Civil Servants appointed by exception and

d) 1 permanent Civil Servant appointed through open competition.