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HANSARD Functioning of GovernmentI recommend to the hon. Lady that she does not listen to gossip and rumour. The fact of the matter is that responsible government in this country will continue.07 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeIf anyone should go into the witness box, it is those on the Labour Front Bench. The hon. Gentleman seeks to challenge this party, but it is this party that delivers what the…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeObviously no one has, from this Dispatch Box or anywhere else, done what the hon. Lady alleges. The fact of the matter is that not everyone who disagrees with the hon. Lady is…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThis Government do not have the problem that the hon. Gentleman particularises. In fact, it is the Labour party that needs to look to its own soul when it takes the sanctimonious…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThank you very much, Mr Speaker. It is a pleasure to appear before you and the House on this important matter. We are fortunate in this country to have a sophisticated and robust…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThe matter of what happened with regard to the right hon. Member for Tamworth (Christopher Pincher) is now under investigation. It is possible that a police investigation…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy hon. Friend is quite wrong. The Government know their direction, and that is to serve the British people by dealing with the issues that matter to them, including the cost of…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI realise that the hon. Gentleman from Scotland wishes to make political hay out of this situation, but it really does not wash. It is not indefensible to defend natural justice.…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy hon. Friend would be right if he were working under the assumption that those making the appointment knew that the individual in question had the wrong behaviours and the wrong…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThe hon. Gentleman takes a sanctimonious tone. When it comes to this Government, he wishes to set himself up as judge, jury and executioner, but the reality is that taking the…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI do not accept the premise of my hon. Friend’s question. As I think he will note, when, after the exercise—the investigation that I referred to a few moments ago—the former…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeNo. As I have articulated, there was an exercise in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the matter, which I believe went on for several weeks. I need to confirm the details,…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeMy hon. Friend hits the nail on the head, as usual. As he points out, Labour Members have made frequent requests for business in this House to be about not what our constituents…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeWell, in the first place, what I have set out to the House is a principle of natural justice that is true in every case. It would be true in the case of an allegation against…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI can assure my hon. Friend that the codes of conduct—the codes of practice—are adhered to firmly by this Government and supported by this Prime Minister. She will know that any…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThe business of the House is not a matter for me.05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI agree with the hon. Lady in as much as she says that we need to have care for our employees here. That is something with which we would all agree. In fact, it is this Government…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI am unable to speak to that. But what I would say is that we must do everything we can to protect the confidentiality of those who make complaints. I am very concerned that the…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI disagree with the hon. Gentleman. There is absolutely no evidence of what he speaks. The reality is that, when years-old allegations resurface, inquiries have to be made. It is…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThat is not a matter for me. [Interruption.] I am not responsible for appointments, but there are mechanisms in place for complaints to be made.05 Jul 2022