{"value":{"id":1753662,"askingMemberId":4874,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-08T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-13T00:00:00","uin":"22723","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21472 on Industrial Strategy Council: Public Appointments, if he will provide details of the number of people that were considered for appointment to the Industrial Strategy Council.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4631,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-13T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Members of the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council were selected following the Cabinet Office Guidance on Direct Ministerial Appointments. As per this guidance, Ministers and departmental officials identified a wide range of potential candidates that fit the agreed criteria for the role, from a variety of backgrounds, representing business leaders, policy experts and trade union leaders.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Industrial Strategy Council: Public Appointments","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1753662","method":"GET"}]}