questionText: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any conflicts of interest assessment was undertaken prior to Gordon Brown’s appointment as Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation.
answerText: I refer the Hon Member to the Guidance on Making Direct Ministerial Appointments which sets out the process for making DMAs, available on gov.uk here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direct-ministerial-appointments 
heading: Gordon Brown