Ministers: Codes of Practice

(asked on 19th April 2022) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the fixed penalty notices issued to hon Members of Her Majesty's Government in April 2022, if he will undertake a review of the adequacy of the Ministerial Code.


Answered by
Michael Ellis Portrait
Michael Ellis
This question was answered on 27th April 2022

The Ministerial Code is the responsibility of the Prime Minister of the day, as befits his or her constitutional position as the Sovereign’s principal adviser, and is customarily updated and issued upon their assuming or returning to office.

Section 1.6 of the Ministerial Code sets out that Ministers are personally responsible for deciding how to act and conduct themselves in the light of the Code, and for justifying their actions and conduct to Parliament and the public.

With reference to the fixed penalty notice, I would refer you to the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of 19 April 2022.

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