Question follow-through · 90793

Ministers: Codes of Practice

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Ministerial Code.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
20 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Ministerial Code.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Prime Minister has made clear public service is a privilege and is committed to restoring trust in government by ensuring ministers are held to the highest standards. Last year the Prime Minister published a new, strengthened, Ministerial Code which s...

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