Question follow-through · 2937
Department of Health and Social Care: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has appointed civil servants who (a) previously (i) worked for and (ii) were seconded to the Labour Party, (b) previously donated to the Labour Party and (c) have been Labour
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 30 Aug 2024
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 16 Sept 2024 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
30 Aug 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has appointed civil servants who (a) previously (i) worked for and (ii) were seconded to the Labour Party, (b) previously donated to the Labour Party and (c) have been Labour
4 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Sept 2024
Answer published
Previous political activity does not preclude appointment into the Civil Service. All civil servants are expected to support the Government of the day, in accordance with the values of the Civil Service Code, which includes impartiality. Routine recruitme...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Community Diagnostic Centres
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Community Diagnostic Centres
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Community Diagnostic Centres
28 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) first stage and (b) second stage cancer patients received a diagnosis following an appointment at a community diagnostic centre opened since the 2021 Spending Review.
Surgical Hubs
28 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many procedures were delivered by surgical hubs opened since the 2021 Spending Review, as of 4 July 2024.
Surgical Hubs
28 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many procedures were delivered by surgical hubs opened since 27 October 2021 in (a) January, (b) February, (c) March, (d) April, (e) May, (f) June and (g) July 2024.