Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on penalties applied under the Ministerial Code in the event that a Minister (a) breaks the law and (b) misleads Parliament.

As the Prime Minister has made clear, public service is a privilege. When meeting with his new Cabinet for the first time, the Prime Minister was clear about the standards he expects of all ministers.

The Prime Minister will issue a Ministerial Code in due course which will set out the standards of behaviour expected of ministers.