Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraphs 11 and 19(a) of the guidance entitled Declaration and Management of outside Interests, published on 6 November 2024, what the threshold is for determining whether a close personal relationship between two civil servants should be declared as an interest.

Any interest which could bring about a perceived, potential or actual conflict of interest should be declared. Individuals have a responsibility to consider each relationship in context and declare it if they judge this to be the case.