Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests Debate
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Afzal Khan
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Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests
Afzal Khan Excerpts(2 years ago)
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Alex Burghart
It is very good to hear from my hon. Friend. He is absolutely right. This Government take the code of conduct for Members extremely seriously.
Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab)
In the absence of an ethics adviser, can the Minister inform the House of the status of the inquiry into Islamophobia that was ordered in January this year?
Alex Burghart
I know that the next independent adviser will want to take that case extremely seriously.