Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which public appointments he is responsible for.

As specified in the Public Appointments Order in Council 2019, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence is responsible for public appointments to the following public bodies and offices:

Armed Forces Pay Review Body

Defence Nuclear Safety Committee

Independent Medical Expert Group

Independent Monitoring Board for the Military Corrective Training Centre

Nuclear Research Advisory Council

Oil and Pipelines Agency

Royal Air Force Museum

Science Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons

Service Complaints Ombudsman

Single Source Regulations Office

Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees