Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will (a) commission an investigation into how a lunch engagement with the Foreign Secretary came to be auctioned at the Presidents Club dinner of 18 January 2018 and (b) the findings of that investigation.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The Foreign Secretary had not agreed to support this event and knew nothing of his inclusion in the auction. The offer was not authorised and will not take place.
Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to appoint an anti-corruption champion.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The government announced yesterday that John Penrose MP will be the Prime Minister's new Anti-Corruption Champion.
Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants are also employed directly by Ministers and paid (a) by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and (b) any other body.
Answered by Ben Gummer
Information about any civil servant's outside employment is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.