Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many alleged breaches of the Special Advisors’ Code of Conduct by his Department's Special Advisers have been investigated by the Ministers responsible for their appointment in the last 12 months.
Answered by David Lidington
The department holds no central record of such allegations.
The conduct of all civil servants, including special advisers, is taken very seriously
Special advisers act in accordance with the Special Adviser Code of Conduct, which
includes clear guidance on appropriate conduct in public life.
The Code can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-
advisers-code-of-conduct
Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many alleged breaches of the Special Advisers’ Code of Conduct by the Prime Minister's Special Advisers have been investigated in the last 12 months.
Answered by David Lidington
The department holds no central record of such allegations.
The conduct of all civil servants, including special advisers, is taken very seriously
Special advisers act in accordance with the Special Adviser Code of Conduct, which
includes clear guidance on appropriate conduct in public life.
The Code can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-
advisers-code-of-conduct
Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many alleged breaches of the Civil Service Code by Special Advisers have been acted upon by his Department in the last 12 months; and if he will list those alleged breaches by Department.
Answered by David Lidington
Reflecting the nature of their role, Special Advisors conduct themselves in accordance with the Special Advisors’ Code of Conduct, rather than all the provisions of the Civil Service Code.
As outlined in the Special Advisors’ Code of Conduct, the responsibility for the management of conduct of Special Advisors rests with the Minister who made the appointment.
Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the reason is for the omission of the Childcare Implementation Taskforce from the list of Cabinet Committees and Implementation Taskforces published on gov.uk.
Answered by Oliver Dowden
The Childcare Implementation Taskforce focused on cross-government readiness for the rollout of a coherent and effective childcare offer to support parents to work. From 2017, we began rolling out 30 hours of free childcare to working families of 3 and 4 year olds; support with 20% of childcare costs (worth up to £2,000 per child per year) for children under 12 through Tax-Free Childcare; and up to 85% support with childcare costs in Universal Credit. The Government remains absolutely focused on ensuring that all eligible parents can access these services as efficiently as possible.
Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Highgate)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Childcare Implementation Taskforce has been disbanded.
Answered by Oliver Dowden
The Childcare Implementation Taskforce focused on cross-government readiness for the rollout of a coherent and effective childcare offer to support parents to work. From 2017, we began rolling out 30 hours of free childcare to working families of 3 and 4 year olds; support with 20% of childcare costs (worth up to £2,000 per child per year) for children under 12 through Tax-Free Childcare; and up to 85% support with childcare costs in Universal Credit. The Government remains absolutely focused on ensuring that all eligible parents can access these services as efficiently as possible.