Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to section 7 of the Ministerial Code, whether the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office made a declaration of interest to (1) the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office or (2) the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests, in relation to the ministerial appointment of a Labour staffer from his parliamentary office, funded by Labour Together donors, to the Cabinet Office's Propriety and Constitution Group as a civil servant without open and fair competition.

There is a well-established process in place for the declaration and management of ministers’ private interests, which has been followed in all instances.