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225399

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish any guidance issued to civil servants and appointing panels as to how to judge the appropriateness of the political activity of applicants for appointment to public bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL5475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies 2011 sets out the standards expected from those who serve on the boards of UK public bodies. Paragraph 3.11 covers political activity. A link to the Code can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=code+of+conduct+for+board+members&amp;src=IE-SearchBox&amp;FORM=IENTSR" target="_blank">http://www.bing.com/searchq=code+of+conduct+for+board+members&amp;src=IE-SearchBox&amp;FORM=IENTSR</a></p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 17/03/2015 12:20:13 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

224132

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answers of 23 February 2015 to Questions 223627 and 223628, how many vacancies there are on posts for trustees and on executive boards for which he has responsibility; and what steps he is taking to fill vacancies on (a) VisitBritain, (b) VisitEngland, (c) the Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust and (d) other bodies.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	225721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p><strong>​</strong>The Department is currently recruiting to fill 44 current and imminent vacancies on the Public Boards for which it is responsible. There are no current plans to fill Board vacancies on VisitEngland or Horniman Public Museum and Gardens. The Department is currently discussing board vacancies with Visit Britain.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 12/03/2015 09:05:37 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178342

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the final decision on whether to appoint a candidate to the role of Chief Inspector of (a) Probation and (b) Prisons rests with the Secretary of State alone.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	223728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation is appointed by the Secretary of State after consideration of the pre-appointment hearing report by the Justice Select Committee. By convention Her Majesty the Queen is informed of the appointment.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons is appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the Secretary of State after consideration of the pre-appointment hearing report by the Select Committee.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 11/02/2015 17:39:19 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

178099

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for which organisations he has a role in deciding appointments to Trustee and Executive boards; which such organisations currently do not have full boards; which appointments to such boards are outstanding; what representations he has received on such outstanding appointments; and what discussions he has had on those appointments.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p><strong>​</strong>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport's role in deciding appointments to Trustee and Executive Boards, including the BBC Trust and Imperial War Museum is set out in the attached table.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has not received any representations on outstanding appointments at either the BBC Trust or the Imperial War Museum. ​</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 223628 question first answered 23/02/2015 17:23:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot attachment 1 file name PQ223627, 223628 - Attachment.xlsx title Table for PQ 223267, 223268
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178100

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role he has in appointing people to the Trustee and Executive Boards of the (a) BBC Trust and (b) Imperial War Museum; what appointments to those Boards are outstanding; and what representations he has received on outstanding appointments to those Boards.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p><strong>​</strong>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport's role in deciding appointments to Trustee and Executive Boards, including the BBC Trust and Imperial War Museum is set out in the attached table.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has not received any representations on outstanding appointments at either the BBC Trust or the Imperial War Museum. ​</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 223627 question first answered 23/02/2015 17:23:02 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot attachment 1 file name PQ223627, 223628 - Attachment.xlsx title Table for PQ 223267, 223268
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

164315

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his role is in public appointments.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	215701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Individual public appointments are made by the relevant Minister in the sponsor department of the public body. It is the responsibility of appointing departments to conduct recruitment processes in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ Code of Practice.</p><p>I have responsibility for overall policy on Government public appointments and am working to improve their diversity, including by providing appropriate guidance to departments.</p><p>Over the last 8 years, the number of women appointed to the boards of public bodies remained static around 36%. Statistics for 2013/14 show that 39% of new appointments were made to women, with recent figures even stronger. There remains more to do to improve the diversity of our public appointments and the Centre for Public Appointments in the Cabinet Office plays a coordinating and supportive role in this.</p><p>I make appointments to the boards of a number of Cabinet Office bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 01/12/2014 16:59:26 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

155735

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria the Government uses to determine whether public appointments should be regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	214474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Public appointments that are subject to regulation by the Commissioner for Public Appointments are governed by legislation - the Public Appointments Order in Council 2014. This lists the public bodies that fall within the Commissioner’s remit and is now updated annually.</p><p>The document is available to view here;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326994/20140609_Order_in_Council_for_Privy_Council.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326994/20140609_Order_in_Council_for_Privy_Council.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 24/11/2014 17:34:13 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

105819

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has made 269 appointments by exception since April 2011. Centrally held records are not available prior to April 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not release the name of individuals appointed to posts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 10/11/2014 15:58:05 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105821

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions his Department has had requests for appointments by exception to the Senior Civil Service turned down by the Civil Service Commission since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Civil Service Commission publish details of appointments made by exception and approved by them in their annual reports and on their website. These reports are available in the Library of the House. It would not be appropriate to publish details of the requests turned down by the Commission as the numbers involved are so small.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 10/11/2014 15:49:40 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105827

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Cabinet Office makes appointments on merit on the basis of fair and open competition in compliance with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.</p><p>Other appointments are made using permitted exceptions to the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles to support Apprenticeship and Graduate Internship schemes, commercial interchange, short term projects and other specific business needs.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014- 31/10/14</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In line with the practice of the previous administration the names of individuals have not been provided to protect their identities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 213033 question first answered 10/11/2014 17:42:36 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney