A Bill to make provision for an annual appraisal of the performance and competence of individual Ministers, conducted outside the Cabinet Office, to inform the Prime Minister in recommending ministerial appointments; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
4 May 2022
This bill would require an annual external appraisal of every Minister’s performance and competence. The findings would be used by the Prime Minister when deciding who should be appointed or promoted to ministerial roles, with the appraisal work carried out outside the Cabinet Office.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons, where its general principles are debated. If it passes, it would move on to detailed scrutiny in committee and subsequent stages in Parliament.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
