Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 18036
Government Departments: Public Appointments
Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 12787, on Government Departments: Public Appointments, whether the approach on GDPR applies to declarations in relation to ministerial appointments.
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsMinisterial appointments are distinct to public appointments and subject to separate processes. Ministers are appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister. The process for the declaration and management of ministers’ interests is set out...
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