Question follow-through · 12052
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many political appointees have been made by her Department since July 2024.
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 Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 23 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Culture, media and sport
- Culture: Young People · 6 Jul 2026
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Appointments · 6 Jul 2026
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Agency Workers · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
23 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many political appointees have been made by her Department since July 2024.
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jul 2026
Answer published
We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Culture: Young People
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Appointments
6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, other than special advisers if her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service since July 2024.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Agency Workers
13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.