Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 25679

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Appointments

Tabled: 22 January 2025

Answered: 28 January 2025

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Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New Permanent Under-Secretary Appointed at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, published on 8 January 2025, whether the new Permanent Under

Answer

Georgia Gould

The appointment of the new Permanent Under-Secretary was made by the Foreign Secretary with the approval of the Prime Minister. This was with the agreement, and in accordance with the rules, of the Civil Service Commission.