Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 113128

Public Appointments: Secondment

Tabled: 12 February 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Direct Ministerial Appointments can be seconded from third party organisations, and what arrangements govern how secondees are paid.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
The government published its Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6902476e3650bacb01af7091/Guidance_on_Making_Direct_Ministerial_Appointments__October_2025_.pdf. There is ...
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