Question to the Ministry of Defence:

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

The Department has not removed any direct Ministerial appointees or public appointees from their posts.

No direct Ministerial appointees or public appointees have been asked to resign.

The Department has made no statutory direct Ministerial appointments.

The Department has made eight non-statutory direct Ministerial appointments.

These are as follows:

Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2024

Lead reviewer- Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

Reviewer - Dr Fiona Hill

Reviewer - General Sir Richard Barrons

Review Team Expert - Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Quin

Review Team Expert - Edward Dinsmore

Review Team Expert - Robin Marshall

Review Team Expert - Grace Cassy

AUKUS

UK Government’s AUKUS Adviser - Sir Stephen Lovegrove

The Department has made four other public appointments.

These are as follows:

Atomic Weapons Establishment

Non-Executive Director - Mark Wild

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Non-Executive Director - Sarah Albon

Non-Executive Director - Eloise Francis

UK Hydrographic Office

Non-Executive Director - Tom Betts