Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 113122
Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
Tabled: 12 February 2026
Answered: 9 April 2026
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what advice the Civil Service Commission provides on departures and appointments of Cabinet Secretaries.
Answer
Satvir KaurThe Cabinet Manual, sets out that the Cabinet Secretary is appointed by the Prime Minister on the advice of the First Civil Service Commissioner. In the Government response to the House of Lords Constitution Committee report into the appointment and remov...
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