Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 115822

Senior Civil Servants: Standards

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 9 April 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the speech, Move fast. Fix things, delivered on 20 January 2026 by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, what proportion of the Senior Civil Service had (a) primary career experience in po

Answer

Satvir Kaur

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