Question follow-through · 6394

Deputy Prime Minister: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Deputy Prime Minister's remit includes responsibility for ethics and integrity in government.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Deputy Prime Minister's remit includes responsibility for ethics and integrity in government.

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Each minister is responsible for their personal conduct, including upholding the highest standards of propriety and integrity. Policy responsibility for propriety and ethics in government is held by the Cabinet Office.

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