Written questions

Attorney General's Office: Public Appointments

2026-06-28 · Attorney General · 13766 · Official question

Sir John Hayes

Question

To ask the Solicitor General, how many political appointees have been made by her department since July 2024.

Answer

We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...