Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 103298
Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 January 2025, to Question 98109, on Ministry of Defence: public appointments, whether any of those appointments made a declaration of political activity.
Answer
Louise Sandher-JonesAll Direct Ministerial Appointees are required to complete a declaration, and any positive answers to the political question are considered, risk assessed and necessary mitigations put in place if required.