Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to her Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) made since 4 July 2024.

Since 4 July 2024, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education directly appointed Richard Pennycook as the Interim Chair of Skills England

There have also been two public appointments made by exception over this period:

• Sir Kevan Collins was appointed as a non-executive board member at the Department for Education.
• David Behan was appointed as interim chair of the Office for Students’ board.

Details of these exceptional public appointments and all other regulated public appointments at the department can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-non-executive-appointments/appointments-made-april-2024-to-march-2025.

None of the department’s ministerial or public appointees have been removed from their posts or asked to resign over this period.