Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Public Appointments
Commons · Question 20572 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department holds data protection guidance on whether the declared political activity of (a) Direct Ministerial Appointments and (b) regulated public appointments can be
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 8 Sep 2026
The Department handles personal information including declarations of political activity in accordance with GDPR best practice. For direct ministerial appointments, personal information including political activity is protected, in line with this guidance...