Baroness Harman and Gordon Brown
Lords · Question HL64 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 26 May 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Swire
To ask His Majesty's Government what vetting procedures were undertaken prior to the appointments of Gordon Brown as the Prime Minister’s Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation, and Baroness Harman as the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and
Answer
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 26 May 2026
It is a longstanding principle maintained across multiple administrations not to comment on individuals’ security clearance.