Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 22 May 2018 (HL7589), what assessment they have made of the appointment of David Willis to the board of the Financial Reporting Council given his previous role as Chief Executive of a company that was contracted to undertake enforcement work for that body without a tender process.

The recent appointment of FRC Board members was based on merit and capability and undertaken following due process under the Governance Code on Public Appointments which is set by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Due diligence was conducted for all candidates shortlisted for interview in relation to potential conflicts of interest.