Question follow-through · 16526

Public Bodies: Conflict of Interests

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the National Audit Office's report entitled Managing conflicts of interest, HC 307, published on 22 November 2024.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
27 Nov 2024
Target answer date
29 Nov 2024
Answer
5 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the National Audit Office's report entitled Managing conflicts of interest, HC 307, published on 22 November 2024.

  2. 29 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    We are committed to restoring public confidence in government and ensuring that all those in public service are held to the highest standards. We will consider carefully the National Audit Office’s recommendations in its recent report ‘Managing Conflicts ...

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