Question follow-through · 105532

Axel Heitmueller

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Downing Street press release, "Appointment of Axel Heitmueller as Head of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit and Expert Adviser on Delivery", of 6 January 2026, what is (a) the time commitm

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
13 Jan 2026
Target answer date
15 Jan 2026
Answer
19 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Downing Street press release, "Appointment of Axel Heitmueller as Head of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit and Expert Adviser on Delivery", of 6 January 2026, what is (a) the time commitm

  2. 15 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Information about this role was published by the government on the new Direct Ministerial Appointments Announcements Portal: https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/direct-ministerial-appointments-announcements.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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