Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral answer of the Leader of the House of Lords of 4 September 2024, Official Report, House of Lords, col. 1157, what the Government's policy is on publicly announcing (a) direct ministerial appointments and (b) the appointments of (i) Directors and (ii) Director Generals in the Civil Service.

Direct ministerial appointments are publicly announced at the time of, or soon after, the point at which the appointment itself is made, except on rare occasions for very sensitive roles.

There is no central policy or guidance around publicly announcing the appointment of Directors and Directors General. It is up to individual government departments to decide whether to make an official announcement.