Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 104163
Public Appointments: Political Impartiality
Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 January 2025 to Question 100332 on Public Appointments: Political Impartiality, what was the source of the political activity data for 2024-25 contained within the 2024-25 annual repo
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsPolitical activity information is collected from candidates as part of the public appointments digital service’s online application process. This was the source of the Commissioner’s data.