Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 119320

Cabinet Office: Public Appointments

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any individual from outside the Civil Service was shortlisted in the (a) competition for the previous Cabinet Secretary and (b) use of the reserve list for the new Cabinet Secretary.

Answer

Satvir Kaur

I refer to my answer for 113705, in accordance with data protection regulations, we do not provide information about candidates in Civil Service recruitment processes.