Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 89488

Ministers: Codes of Practice

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will publicly state whether breaches of the Ministerial Code are deemed to be serious.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
This Government has strengthened the Ministerial Code. The Prime Minister seeks advice from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards where the Ministerial Code may have been engaged.