Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in how many instances his Department has put mitigations for conflict of interest in place for (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials each year since 1 June 2024.

There are established processes in place for the declaration and management of interests held by ministers and senior civil servants, which ensure that steps are taken to avoid a conflict of interest or manage the perception of a conflict.

Information about the ministers’ interests process can be found in the Ministerial Code as well as the List of Ministers’ Interests, which is published quarterly.