Former Ministers
(asked on 23rd March 2017) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments has ever advised a former minister not to accept an appointment.
This question was answered on 3rd April 2017
The independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments provides its advice direct to the former Minister in question.
The Committee’s final advice is published online when an appointment has been taken up and/or publicly announced. Until this point, the process is confidential between the Committee and the former Minister in question, to allow for free and frank discussion.