Ministerial Code: Investigation of Potential Breach Debate

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Andrew Gwynne

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Ministerial Code: Investigation of Potential Breach

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Points of Order
Tuesday 23rd May 2023

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Quin Portrait Jeremy Quin
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I thank the hon. Gentleman. I am better informed about speed awareness courses, but I am not going to comment on the specifics of this circumstance. The Prime Minister is gathering the information, and he will take a decision on the back of that.

Andrew Gwynne Portrait Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab)
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Can the Minister confirm that civil servants contacted the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team about the Home Secretary’s request? If so, why does he think the Prime Minister does not have that same integrity to ask his ethics adviser formally to investigate what happened?

Jeremy Quin Portrait Jeremy Quin
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The Prime Minister is gathering information to ascertain the facts. He will take a decision on the next steps from there.

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