Question follow-through · 107711

Department for Education: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Commissioner for Public Appointment annual report 2024-25, published in December 2025, Appendix: direct appointments, what the business case was for appointing a non-executive director for

answeredDepartment for Education

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
5 Feb 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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

More questions by this MP on Economy and business

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Commissioner for Public Appointment annual report 2024-25, published in December 2025, Appendix: direct appointments, what the business case was for appointing a non-executive director for

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The departmental board provides important strategic oversight and challenge. We had an existing non-executive director vacancy and made this appointment to bring in highly valuable delivery expertise. The direct appointment process was followed in full in...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Jean Monnet Action: Finance

29 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government provides funding to Jean Monnet activities.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Erasmus+ Programme: Costs

2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to the Cabinet Office press release entitled Young people from all backgrounds to get opportunity to study abroad as UK-EU deal unlocks Erasmus+, published on 17 December 2025, on what basis was the £57

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Erasmus+ Programme: Flags

5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2026, to Question 107710, on Erasmus+ programme: flags, which legal instrument sets out the European Commission communication and visibility rules.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Erasmus+ Programme: Flags

5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 107710 on Erasmus+ programme: flags, whether the European Commission communication and visibility rules will apply to universities participating in the sche

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Erasmus+ Programme: Flags

5 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 107710, on Erasmus+ programme: flags, whether any other Government programme in Great Britain will now be required to follow European Commission communicati

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Erasmus+ Programme: Finance

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to the Cabinet Office press release, Young people from all backgrounds to get opportunity to study abroad as UK-EU deal unlocks Erasmus+, of 17 December 2025, whether the 30 per cent discount will apply

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Erasmus+ Programme

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) EU and (b) UK students participated in the Erasmus programme in each of the last ten years that the UK participated.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Overseas Students: Loans

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release entitled Young people from all backgrounds to get opportunity to study abroad as UK-EU deal unlocks Erasmus+, of 17 December 2025, whether EU students studying in the UK will

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release entitled Young people from all backgrounds to get opportunity to study abroad as UK-EU deal unlocks Erasmus+, of 17 December 2025, whether EU students will pay different leve

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Turing Scheme

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many UK students have studied abroad under the Turing scheme by country in the most recent year for which figures are available; and at what cost.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Erasmus+ Programme

23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the legislative provisions of the European Commission, Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and ot

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Turing Scheme: Finance

27 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the budget is for the Turing scheme in 2026-27; and what the target number of UK students supported is.