Written question asked by Baroness Finn (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 January 2026. It was answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Public Appointments: Political Impartiality
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Cabinet Office report Public Appointments Data Report 2024–25, published on 2 December, whether the forthcoming annual report of the Public Appointments Commissioner will include political activity statistics for 2024–25.
- Answer
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This was not a decision taken by ministers. The Public Appointments Data Report 2024-25 did not include information on the political activity of public appointees due to the transition to the public appointments digital service in 2023.
The Commissioner for Public Appointments Annual Report 2024-25 was published on 17 December. For appointments made during the reporting period, the report provides the percentage of appointees who declared political activity. It does not provide a breakdown of political activity by party for the reason stated above.
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- 2024-26
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- Public appointments Political impartiality Commissioner for Public Appointments
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