Question follow-through · 107703
Ministers' Private Offices: Civil Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 74531 on Ministers' Private Offices: Civil Service, what the title and grade was of that appointment; and for what reason that appointment was
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 22 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025 to Question 74531 on Ministers' Private Offices: Civil Service, what the title and grade was of that appointment; and for what reason that appointment was
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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13 Feb 2026
Answer published
The appointment related to a short-term transfer from another Government department that was made at a junior grade. An exception was used to make this appointment quickly, selecting an individual who already possessed the essential skills and experience ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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