Question follow-through · 16840
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service other than special advisers 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 Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has appointed anyone from outside the civil service other than special advisers since July 2024.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jul 2026
Answer published
Other than civil servants, special advisers and ministers, the other appointment routes into government are public appointments and direct ministerial appointments, which are announced on: Public Appointments Service announcements page and Direct Minister...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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