Question follow-through · 98104

Department for Work and Pensions: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in his Department.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
10 Dec 2025
Answer
16 Jan 2026 · 39 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in his Department.

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Details of each direct ministerial appointment currently in post can be found in the below table. Details of appointees renumeration have been included where they are paid for their work directly.NameTitleRenumerationTime commitmentEnd dateDr Suzy Morriss...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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