Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 45007

Ministers: Codes of Practice

Tabled: 8 April 2025

Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister must approve updates to guidance referenced within the Ministerial Code.

Answer

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

The Ministerial Code refers to a range of duties, obligations and guidance. The Code is the Prime Minister’s document and he is responsible for deciding which duties, obligations and guidance it refers to.