Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many alleged breaches of the Special Advisers’ Code of Conduct by the Prime Minister's Special Advisers have been investigated in the last 12 months.

The department holds no central record of such allegations.

The conduct of all civil servants, including special advisers, is taken very seriously

Special advisers act in accordance with the Special Adviser Code of Conduct, which

includes clear guidance on appropriate conduct in public life.

The Code can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-

advisers-code-of-conduct