Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether discussions took place between HM Revenue and Customs and the Cabinet Office's Propriety and Ethics team on the appointment of Ministers in 2022.

Successive governments have preserved the ability for officials to provide advice to Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in confidence. In order to protect the ability to provide such advice effectively, it is not appropriate to comment on either specific information or advice provided in relation to ministerial appointments, or on the procedures used to provide that advice.