Ministerial Code/Register of Ministers’ Interests Debate

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Ministerial Code/Register of Ministers’ Interests

Angela Eagle Excerpts
Tuesday 18th May 2021

(2 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Urgent Questions are proposed each morning by backbench MPs, and up to two may be selected each day by the Speaker. Chosen Urgent Questions are announced 30 minutes before Parliament sits each day.

Each Urgent Question requires a Government Minister to give a response on the debate topic.

This information is provided by Parallel Parliament and does not comprise part of the offical record

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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I agree with my hon. Friend—and it also damages business. Without the efforts of the private sector, whether it be pharma companies or production lines changing to produce what the country needs, we would have been in a really sorry state. Let us be frank, part of this agenda is to discredit the private sector.

Angela Eagle Portrait Dame Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab) [V]
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If the Prime Minister does not respect the ministerial code how can he be expected to judge the behaviour of other Ministers who may have breached it?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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The Prime Minister does respect the ministerial code and he is the arbiter of it.