Oral Question·Foreign and Commonwealth Office
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 29 January 2020Answered: 4 February 2020
Asked by
Joy Morrissey
Conservative — Beaconsfield
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Answer from Hansard
Darren Jones
I could probably refer to quite a list of appointments under the previous Administration that did not meet that test. I reassure the hon. Gentleman that public appointments are made in line with independent panels, with proper evidence and citations. We continue to make reforms to the system to ensure that the brightest and best across the country help us to lead in the public sphere without being related to political conflicts, as he suggests.