Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 18204
Ministers: Convictions
Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 11 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information the Government holds on how many Ministers have criminal convictions.
Answer
Georgia GouldThere is an established process in place for the appointment of ministers.Expectations of the standards of conduct expected of all government ministers are set out in the Ministerial Code.