Departmental Public Appointments
Transport
Tom Watson (West Bromwich East, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) political appointments and (b) other personal appointments he has made since his appointment; and at what estimated annual cost to the public purse.
Philip Hammond (Secretary of State, Transport; Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Prime Minister on