Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to her Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) made since 4 July 2024.

(i) The Department does not routinely record and collect the reasons why appointees leave their positions. Additionally, the reasons why an appointee has left their role is the appointee’s personal information and identifiable and would elicit GDPR considerations.

(ii) Public appointments are routinely published on gov.uk. and in addition to the answer given to PQ 2389 the following have been made since 4 July 2024:

• Taalib Shaah was appointed on the 12 August 2024 as a Non-Executive Director. The details of the appointment was published on direct.gov.uk on the 8 October: Taalib Shaah - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

• Andrew Tarrant was appointed via Direct Ministerial Appointment on the 9th September 2024 as a Pensions Expert Advisor.