Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) members of his Departmental Board and (b) senior executives in his Department are required to disclose their offshore bank accounts and holdings.

All DFID staff are governed by the Civil Service Code and core values, the 7 Principles of Public life, and DFID’s staff code of practice. These require that both staff and office holders declare any conflicts of interest, including those involving private or personal business and financial concerns.