{"value":{"id":1844543,"askingMemberId":4384,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-10-23T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-10-27T00:00:00","uin":"84667","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the recruitment process was for her Department's new Permanent Secretary; and whether he plans to publish any declarations of interest.","answeringBodyId":13,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":491,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-10-31T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The new Permanent Secretary for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, was recruited under a fair and open competition managed by the Cabinet Office. Any declarations of interest will be made, published and updated in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Senior Civil Servants","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1844543","method":"GET"}]}