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HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeI thank the Father of the House for his long view on these things, and I am sure that Sir Laurie will have heard his remarks.24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeI thank the hon. Lady for her question. She will be aware that Sir Laurie Magnus, who took up his post in December, has said that he will return to the regular cycle of…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeI hope that the hon. Lady was not suggesting that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister was dishonourable, because I think that would have been out of order, Madam Deputy…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeMy right hon. Friend is a lover of brevity, and the truth is that he will have seen in the Prime Minister’s letter to the former Deputy Prime Minister that it is necessary to make…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeI think the hon. Lady is arguing for no due process. The moment that formal allegations were made against the former Deputy Prime Minister, both he and the Prime Minister decided…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeThe ministerial code is obviously a bedrock of the way the Government operate and, on my hon. Friend’s point about operations, she is right. One reason the code exists is in order…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeI was not party to those discussions, so I am unable to say.24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeAbsolutely. A blind trust must be a blind trust. On my hon. Friend’s point about the integrity of official advice to Ministers, absolutely, our system requires officials to be…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeThe hon. Gentleman is a powerful advocate for the approach he has outlined. On his point about examples of declarations of interest that might be made to a permanent secretary…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeMy hon. Friend is an assiduous student of the constitution, the workings of this place and the Cabinet Office, and he will know that, while it is very important that we have…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeWith all due respect to the hon. Lady, it is completely the case that the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests is independent. He is independent and he conducts his duties…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeThe hon. Gentleman, I am sure, as a member of PACAC, will have read Sir Laurie Magnus’s list, published last week, in which he outlines that Ministers are doing what they are…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeAbsolutely not.24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeThe Prime Minister is doing an excellent job of delivering on the people’s priorities. Scottish National party Members want to be very careful before picking up rocks in their…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeI will take the hon. Lady’s questions in reverse. This Government are absolutely committed to tackling the cost of living crisis. It is because of that that the Prime Minister’s…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeWe have an independent adviser and a ministerial code. This Government are delivering on the Prime Minister’s commitment to integrity and professionalism.24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeLike my hon. Friend, I await that publication.24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeI refer the hon. Gentleman to Sir Laurie Magnus’s report and list published last week. The process by which it is decided what conflicts Ministers might have is in conjunction…24 Apr 2023HANSARDState of the Estate in 2021-22I have today laid before Parliament, pursuant to section 86 of the Climate Change Act 2008, the “State of the Estate in 2021-22”. This report describes the progress made on the…20 Apr 2023HANSARDDraft Border Target Operating ModelThe Minister of State, Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, has today made the following statement: An important follow-up to Brexit is border controls on goods, including sanitary and…17 Apr 2023