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UIN 99536
Public Appointments
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12 December 2025
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Summary
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 90739 on Ministers: Public Appointments, what his Department's definition of a desk note is.
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12 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 90739 on Ministers: Public Appointments, what his Department's definition of a desk note is.
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22 December 2025
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The guidance on making direct ministerial appointments that was published on 30 October replaced an internal desk note, with some expanded expectations on due diligence, conflicts of interest, and transparency. It was also expanded to provide greater clar...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-12/99536
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1863709
- uk · wq-1863709 · source updated 22 December 2025