Cabinet Office written question – answered at on 11 July 2013.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office
(1) how it is decided which Ministers sit on each Cabinet Committee or Sub-Committee;
(2) what consideration is given to the respective numbers of Ministers who are members of (a) the Conservative party and (b) the Liberal Democrat party when deciding how many such hon. Members sit on each Cabinet Committee or Sub-Committee.
The appointment of members of Cabinet Committees is by the Prime Minister with the agreement of the Deputy Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister consider the number of ministers who are members of each party when making appointments to Cabinet Committees and Sub-Committees.
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