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Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests

Asked by John GlenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 18 September 2024UIN 4987

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests is able to initiate an investigation into the conduct of a Minister without the consent of the Prime Minister.

Answered by Georgia Gould

This Government is committed to ensuring that the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests has the powers to start investigations into misconduct and that he or she will have access to the evidence needed. Further detail will be set out in due course.

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