Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2017 to Question 135188, on Social Mobility Commission: Public Appointments, which Minister is responsible for the process of appointing the Chair of the Social Mobility Commission.

The Secretary of State for Education is responsible for appointing the Chair of the Social Mobility Commission. This is a public appointment, and the process will be completed following the procedures set out in the Governance Code for Public Appointments