Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 14349

Public Appointments: Business Interests

Tabled: 14 November 2024
Answered: 25 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) direct ministerial appointments and (b) public appointments are required to declare interests.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Prospective appointees to both public appointment and direct ministerial appointment roles are required to make a declaration of any potential conflicts of interests with the role and activities they are being asked to undertake.