Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond to the recommendations of The Committee on Standards in Public Life’s Report on Ethical standards in local government; and if he will make a statement.

The Committee on Standards in Public Life report on local government ethical standards makes a number of recommendations to strengthen the local government standards and conduct system, many of which require legislative change. We have considered the Committee’s recommendations carefully and we intend to publish a response in due course.