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HANSARDCabinet OfficeAs the hon. Member knows, we have changed that policy. When the changed policy came into force on 13 October, it appl ied to all future such situations.26 Nov 2025HANSARDCabinet OfficeAs the hon. Member knows, we have changed that policy. When the changed policy comes into force at the end of October, it will apply to all future such situations. [ Official…26 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeWell, I will sound like a stuck record, but it is true that the Prime Minister wrote to the independent adviser on ministerial interests to set out his involvement in the process,…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeI thank the hon. Member for that question. May I correct myself, Mr Speaker? I did not realise that you directed the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee to…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeAs I said, after the Prime Minister wrote to the independent adviser on ministerial interests, he expressed his sincere regret for what was an unfortunate error.24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeI can speak slowly, too. The Prime Minister wrote to the independent adviser on ministerial interests to set out his involvement in the process and the recusal arrangements in…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeAs the hon. Member knows, we have changed that policy. When the changed policy comes into force at the end of October, it will apply to all future such situations. [ Official…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeI will not comment on speculation about the ongoing Budget process. The Chancellor will come to the House on Wednesday to deliver a Budget that will put money into the pockets of…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeThe independent adviser on appointments is the person to whom the Prime Minister wrote about his own ministerial interests in order to be very clear about his involvement in the…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeAs I say, the Prime Minister acknowledged that in retrospect it would have been better if he had not been given a note on the appointment or confirmed that he was content with it.…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeThe Prime Minister acknowledged, as I have said before, that in retrospect it would have been better if he had not been given a note on the appointment or confirmed that he was…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeThe Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, my right hon. Friend and neighbour the Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy), has set out already in extensive detail to the House the…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeI thank the hon. Member for drawing my attention to that issue. I do not know the details of it, but I am happy to look into it and to refer that to the Secretary of State for…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeIn this country, we have a political constitution—it is one of the great strengths of this country—and, ultimately, therefore, the Prime Minister answers to this House and this…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeI can assure the hon. Member, given the respect that the Government pay to this House and to their obligations in it, that if there is an important policy announcement to be made,…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeThe Ethics and Integrity Commission was a vital part of our manifesto commitment to restoring trust in Government. Its scope has been set out clearly in the public domain and it…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeTo my mind, one cannot get away from the character of the Prime Minister and his or her relationship to that appointment. What matters is that if the post of adviser is vacant, it…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeI was truly shocked to read about those revelations, and I would direct that question to Reform Members. When, during the last Government, I saw Conservatives Members trashing the…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeI thank my hon. Friend for that powerful point. It is somewhat ironic to be asked the urgent question by a former PPS to a Prime Minister who did so much to corrode trust in…24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeTo address that question directly, we have no plans to put the ministerial code on a statutory footing. It is a standard that sets out the Prime Minister’s expectations of his or…24 Nov 2025