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Job Vacancies: Prime Minister’s Office

Thursday 5 December 2024 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 1 Partly answered 0 Not answered 0

Key points

  • There are currently four vacancies in the Prime Minister's office being advertised.
  • The Prime Minister announced the appointment of Sir Chris Wormald as the new Cabinet Secretary.
  • The Minister did not confirm whether the Cabinet Office is hiring a new Prime Minister's envoy to the nations and regions.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Lincoln Jopp Con Spelthorne
Employment
Context

The MP is inquiring about current job openings within the Prime Minister's office, following a procedural announcement.

Question

What job vacancies in the Prime Minister's Office are being advertised?

Answer from Ellie Reeves

There are currently four vacancies in the Prime Minister's office that are being advertised. These roles are all advertised across the civil service or externally. The House will also have seen that the Prime Minister announced the appointment of Sir Chris Wormald as the new Cabinet Secretary earlier this week.

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Q2 Lincoln Jopp Con Spelthorne
Parliamentary Procedure
Context

The MP follows up on a previous question regarding job vacancies in the Prime Minister's office, seeking details about a specific role that was left vacant by Sue Gray.

Question

I personally would be delighted to welcome the new Cabinet Secretary to his role. I thank the Minister for her answer, but in her list I did not hear her say whether the Cabinet Office is hiring a new Prime Minister's envoy to the nations and regions, to carry out the vital work that was about to be done by Sue Gray when she decided not to take the job. Is the Cabinet Office hiring another person to undertake that role?

Answer from Ellie Reeves

The hon. Gentleman seems to have a curious interest in jobs at No. 10. If he is considering a career change, I would be very happy to have a private word with him.

Not addressed: Specifically avoided addressing the question about job vacancies for the Prime Minister's envoy role by changing the subject and making a personal comment.

How: Changing The Subject, Personal Comment

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