Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which of her Department's non executive directors were appointed through open competition.

All Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Non-Executive Board Members were recruited according to the guidance set out in the Corporate governance code for central government departments.

DWP announces the appointments (including reappointment dates) of Non-Executive Board Members, as well as their experience, in the Annual Report and Accounts. Our current Non-Executives are covered in the following Annual Report and Accounts.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021//