Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department approved the Cabinet Office’s decision to award a legal services contract to Peters & Peters in relation to the Privileges Committee investigation into the Rt Hon Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
No, HM Treasury is not required to sign off all spending decisions made by individual departments. The authorisation of funds was agreed by the Cabinet Office and followed appropriate procurement processes.