Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 115544
Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 9 April 2026
Question
Alex Burghart
Conservative — Brentwood and Ongar
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary was appointed on the advice of the retiring Cabinet Secretary.
Answer
Satvir KaurI refer to the Hon. Member to the Gov.uk announcement, “the Prime Minister and the First Civil Service Commissioner agreed on a process to appoint a new Cabinet Secretary.”