Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Framework Agreement between the Cabinet Office and the Civil Service Commission, the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and the Commissioner for Public Appointments, published on 21 February, was signed off by a Minister, and if so, which Minister approved it.

In line with Managing Public Money, The Framework Document for the Independent Offices (Civil Service Commission, Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and the Commissioner for Public Appointments) was cleared by the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office and was reviewed by Cabinet Office ministers and by the Treasury Officer of Accounts (TOA) and the Spending Team prior to publication.

The Framework Document for the Independent Offices (Civil Service Commission, Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and the Commissioner for Public Appointments) followed the clearance process set out in Managing Public Money and was reviewed by Cabinet Office ministers prior to publication in the usual way