Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 115835

Government Departments: Official Hospitality

Tabled: 25 February 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Propriety and Ethics Team has issued to Departments on accepting hospitality from consultant lobbyist firms.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
The Ministerial Code sets out the principles ministers must consider when deciding whether to accept hospitality.