Special Advisers: Public Appointments

(asked on 20th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the address by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister to the FDA Union of 15 May 2026, whether the new delivery advisers will be (a) civil servants, (b) non-executive directors and (c) direct ministerial appointments; and whether they will be selected by open and fair competition.


Answered by
Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
This question was answered on 3rd June 2026

The approach to recruiting delivery advisors is a matter for individual departments.

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