Question follow-through · 2393
Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers she has made; and (i) who the appointee was and (ii) what the (A) remuneration, (B) title and (C) terms of refer
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 30 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 6 Sept 2024 · 38 calendar days after tabling
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- Ministry of Defence: Arden Strategies · 12 Sept 2024
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
30 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory direct ministerial appointments excluding special advisers she has made; and (i) who the appointee was and (ii) what the (A) remuneration, (B) title and (C) terms of refer
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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6 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Department has not made any statutory direct Ministerial appointments.The Department has made eight non-statutory direct Ministerial appointments. These are as follows:Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2024Reviewers:Lead reviewer- Lord Robertson of Port ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ministry of Defence: Arden Strategies
12 Sept 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) meetings and (b) communications via electronic messaging (i) he and (ii) his special advisers have had with representatives of Arden Strategies.