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-SymondsThe Ministerial Code sets out the principles ministers must consider when deciding whether to accept hospitality.