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Cabinet Office: Public Appointments

Original answer

The Cabinet Office holds information on 18 incumbents who were appointed under a direct ministerial appointments process and are recorded on the Cabinet Office's departmental list. The information requested is set out in the table below.

The level of remuneration for these roles have been agreed in line with relevant guidance and processes. It would not be appropriate to comment on individuals.

Name of appointee	Organisation	Job title	Time commitment	Appointment end date
Helen Gillett	Government Property Agency	Interim Chair	52 days per annum	28 February 2026
Maura Sullivan	Government Property Agency	Non-Executive Director	A minimum of 30 days per annum	28 February 2026
Clive Smith	Infected Blood Memorial Committee	Chair	1 day per month	01/02/2027
Mike Goodman	Joint Intelligence Organisation	Advisor to Intelligence Assessment Academy	Unspecified	No end date.
Lord Janvrin GCB GCVO PC	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Chair of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	1-2 days per week	31/12/2026
Sandy Nairne CBE FSA	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Anna Keay OBE	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Sir William Shawcross CVO	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Baroness Valerie Amos LG PH PC	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Dame Amelia Fawcett CBE CVO	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Johnson Garner	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Alex Holmes	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Sir Stephen Lovegrove	Prime Minister's Special Representative on AUKUS		1.5 days per week	No end date
Sir Ian Andrews	Public Sector Fraud Authority	Public Sector Fraud Authority Advisory Panel Member	8 hours per annum	No end date
Linda Miller	Public Sector Fraud Authority	Public Sector Fraud Authority Advisory Panel Member	8 hours per annum	No end date
Paul Davis	Public Sector Fraud Authority	Public Sector Fraud Authority Advisory Panel Member	8 hours per annum	No end date
John Smart	Public Sector Fraud Authority	Public Sector Fraud Authority Advisory Panel Member	8 hours per annum	No end date
Baroness Shafik	The Prime Minister’s Chief Economic Advisor
Oli de Botton	The Prime Minister’s Education Adviser

The answer was corrected by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)

on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Corrected answer

The Cabinet Office holds information on 18 incumbents who were appointed under a direct ministerial appointments process and are recorded on the Cabinet Office's departmental list. The information requested is set out in the table below.

The level of remuneration for these roles have been agreed in line with relevant guidance and processes. It would not be appropriate to comment on individuals.

Name of appointee	Organisation	Job title	Time commitment	Appointment end date
Helen Gillett	Government Property Agency	Interim Chair	52 days per annum	28 February 2026
Maura Sullivan	Government Property Agency	Non-Executive Director	A minimum of 30 days per annum	28 February 2026
Clive Smith	Infected Blood Memorial Committee	Chair	1 day per month	01/02/2027
Mike Goodman	Joint Intelligence Organisation	Advisor to Intelligence Assessment Academy	Unspecified	No end date.
Lord Janvrin GCB GCVO PC	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Chair of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	1-2 days per week	31/12/2026
Sandy Nairne CBE FSA	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Anna Keay OBE	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Sir William Shawcross CVO	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Baroness Valerie Amos LG PH PC	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Dame Amelia Fawcett CBE CVO	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Johnson Garner	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Alex Holmes	Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee	Committee Member	2 hours per week	31/12/2026
Sir Stephen Lovegrove	Prime Minister's Special Representative on AUKUS		1.5 days per week	No end date
Sir Ian Andrews	Public Sector Fraud Authority	Public Sector Fraud Authority Advisory Panel Member	8 hours per annum	No end date
Linda Miller	Public Sector Fraud Authority	Public Sector Fraud Authority Advisory Panel Member	8 hours per annum	No end date
Paul Davis	Public Sector Fraud Authority	Public Sector Fraud Authority Advisory Panel Member	8 hours per annum	No end date
John Smart	Public Sector Fraud Authority	Public Sector Fraud Authority Advisory Panel Member	8 hours per annum	No end date
Baroness Shafik	The Prime Minister’s Chief Economic Advisor
Oli de Botton	The Prime Minister’s Education Adviser

Information related to Direct Ministerial Appointments can be found on gov.uk.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

98100

Session

2024-26

Subjects

Cabinet Office Public appointments

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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