Question follow-through · 25567
Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the First and deputy First Minister on the continuing vacancy in the office of the Commissioner of Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 21 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 27 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the First and deputy First Minister on the continuing vacancy in the office of the Commissioner of Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Jan 2025
Answer published
The appointment of a new Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland is a matter for the First Minister and deputy First Minister.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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