Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 19 September (HL976), whether the Treasury holds a Ministerial Code declaration made to the Permanent Secretary when Ian Cofield was appointed as a civil servant; and if so, whether they will place a copy of the declaration in the Library of the House.

Ian Corfield was appointed on a short-term basis to carry out urgent work in support of the government’s International Investment Summit in October. A full recruitment process could not have been completed in the time available. He has since been appointed, unpaid, as a direct ministerial appointment. The donation was included in the Chancellor's Register of Member's Interests.