Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 18218
Ministers: Convictions
Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 11 December 2024
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers are required to declare (a) spent and (b) unspent criminal convictions when they are formally appointed.
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.