Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 113128 on Public Appointments: Secondment, whether any of the direct ministerial appointments within the remit of the Department are secondments.

The Department has over 50 direct ministerial appointments which are managed on a delegated basis, through the relevant policy areas. Consequently, the information requested is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.