Question follow-through · 98125
Northern Ireland Office: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 8 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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.
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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16 Dec 2025
Answer published
Within my Department, the following direct ministerial appointments have been made to non-statutory offices:Intertrade UK - Chair and MembersName and Job Title: Baroness Arlene Foster, Chair of Intertrade UKAnnual Remuneration: N/ATime Commitment: Approxi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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