Written Question·Treasury·UIN 105544

John Owen

Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

ConservativeBridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Business appointment rules return - September 2025, published on 16 December 2025, for what reason the former Director of Financial Services was given a six month lobbying ban.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Business Appointment rules are designed to uphold the core values in the Civil Service Code. The aim of the rules is that when a civil servant takes up an outside appointment or employment there should be no cause for justified public concern, critici...

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