Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any ministers are acting as directors of companies; and if so, whether derogations from the Ministerial Code have been granted to such ministers.

The Ministerial Code states that Ministers must ensure that no conflict arises, or could reasonably be perceived to arise, between their public duties and their private interests, financial or otherwise

On appointment to office, Ministers provide their Permanent Secretary with a written list of all relevant interests known to them, which might be thought to give rise to a conflict. This is a requirement of the Ministerial Code. The personal information which Ministers disclose is treated in confidence, however, a list of those interests which are relevant to the Minister’s portfolio is published online.

The list includes relevant interests which are additional to those already disclosed in the Parliamentary Registers.

A statement covering relevant Ministers' interests is published twice yearly. The last list is attached and the next list will be published shortly