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HANSARDCode of Conduct for Special AdvisersAs I have already said in my opening answer, the code of conduct is very clear about what is required, and the model contract likewise. The appointment procedure for special…27 Feb 2020HANSARDCode of Conduct for Special AdvisersDoes the Labour party honestly expect me to say from this Dispatch Box that the vetting system does not work? That would be a breach of national security, and I am not going to do…27 Feb 2020HANSARDCode of Conduct for Special AdvisersI do not think there is anything to be gained by going into individual instances of employment. I assure the House once again that those views are not shared by anybody on the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDCode of Conduct for Special AdvisersThere is little to add to what the Prime Minister said on this matter yesterday, which is that those views of Mr Sabisky have no place in this Government. Mr Sabisky has left the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDCode of Conduct for Special AdvisersThe code of conduct for special advisers clearly outlines the standards of behaviour and conduct required of special advisers throughout their appointment. Where it may be…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEU Nationals: Voting RightsI am absolutely confident that the hon. Lady is a close reader of all parliamentary questions that are answered in this House, and she will know that we have already answered that…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEU Nationals: Voting RightsFirst, it is right to pay tribute to the contribution to this country that EU citizens make, have made and will continue to make in the future. As my right hon. Friend the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsTo be clear, I said that that was the case as far as I was aware, so I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for adding two further examples to the debate. He is right that we should…27 Feb 2020HANSARDEU Nationals: Voting RightsNo, we do not intend to grant that right. The Representation of the People Act 1918 sets out which non-UK nationals resident in the UK can vote in our parliamentary elections. The…27 Feb 2020HANSARDVoter Identification: Voting FraudI welcome my hon. Friend to his post as the new Chair of the Select Committee on Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs. I look forward to working with him, as do all…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman raises a thoughtful point. He will be aware that Her Majesty’s Treasury has led a review of those rules. I think that we all agree that we want to see employees…27 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2020I am keen to touch on those wider points, although as you rightly point out, Sir Gary, the draft order does a separate, positive thing that is not the subject of the series of…24 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2020I thank my hon. Friend for that question. I am afraid I shall have to write to her to ensure that she has exactly the level of detail she seeks. I do not believe the two…24 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2020No, today the Department should not be looking at that; today, the Department should be—and the Committee is—looking at whether we can make it clear that the forms reflect the…24 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2020. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir…24 Feb 2020HANSARDUK Statistics Authority Contingencies Fund AdvanceThe statistics board—known as the UK Statistics Authority—has sought a repayable cash advance from the contingencies fund of £33,000,000. The cash advance is required to support…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Lobby and Media Briefings: Journalists' AccessMy hon. Friend makes a helpful wider point, which is how we, as a Government, can use policy and indeed scrutinise it here in this place—I say this as the Budget and other such…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Lobby and Media Briefings: Journalists' AccessThank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity to clarify this situation. This Government are committed to being open in their dealings with the press and to the principles of media…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Lobby and Media Briefings: Journalists' AccessI do not think the hon. Lady understands that her party has been the worst of all on this point. Her party is the one that has offered to open up journalists’ tax returns and has…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Lobby and Media Briefings: Journalists' AccessI am more than willing to repeat the points I made, which were that this briefing was additional to normal lobby handlings. Those lobby handlings are entirely normal, standard and…04 Feb 2020