Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 118529
Chris Wormald
Tabled: 6 March 2026
Answered: 8 April 2026
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether special advisers provided advice to the Prime Minister on the appointment of the new Cabinet Secretary.
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsAs set out in the GOV.uk announcement of the Cabinet Secretary appointment. “the Prime Minister and the First Civil Service Commissioner agreed a process to appoint a new Cabinet Secretary”.