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On whether the Cabinet Secretary had finished his review into the hiring of staff on short-term contracts, the PMS replied that there was a system in place in Government departments which enabled appointments to be made on fixed-term contracts. The PMS added that this had long been the case and was an established procedure.

The PMS said that in regard to various appointments that had been made and were now subject to press scrutiny, we had been very clear that appointments had been made in line with established procedures and with the explicit approval of the Permanent Secretary.

The PMS said that the Government had been scrupulous about ensuring the respective roles of civil servants and Special Advisors were clearly understood and respected.

Asked if there were any new rules in regard to background checks on future hiring of staff on fixed-term contracts, the PMS said that there were no new rules.

Asked whether Andrew Parsons was pulled’ from the trip to China because of the row, the PMS said Andrew Parsons had a cross-Government role and we would not be providing a running commentary on what he did on a day-to-day basis.

Put that Francis Maude had said during an interview last week that he had not authorised any of these appointments and what was the process for this, the PMS said that these were Cabinet Office employees and this was a Cabinet Office process, so people should speak to the Cabinet Office.

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