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Wales Office: Public Appointments

Wales Office written question – answered at on 3 July 2026.

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Photo of John Hayes John Hayes Conservative, South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many political appointees have been made by her Department since July 2024.

Photo of Jo Stevens Jo Stevens The Secretary of State for Wales

We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be published in due course.

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