Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 15192

Ministers: Codes of Practice

Tabled: 20 November 2024

Answered: 4 December 2024

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the new Ministerial Code, published in November 2024, for what reason a duty on ministers to comply with international law is included.

Answer

Georgia Gould

Government ministers have always had an overarching duty to comply with the law, including international law.