Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 3 December 2025, Official Report, column 991, what she held discussions with the Independent Advisor on Ministerial Standards before announcing the investigation.

A leak inquiry is now under way and the government does not comment on the details of leak inquiries.

The Independent Adviser for Ministerial Standards has written to the leader of Reform UK and does not intend to investigate this matter.

The Chief Executive Officer of the FCA has written to the Chair of the Treasury Select Committee and the FCA have not launched an enforcement investigation.