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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 3 March 2026UIN 107033

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will ensure that policies applying to local government members apply to Ministers in his Department.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

Ministers are expected to maintain high standards of behaviour and to behave in a way that upholds the highest standards of propriety. The Ministerial Code provides guidance to ministers on how they should act and arrange their affairs in order to uphold these standards. Ministers are responsible for their own behaviour, and are ultimately accountable to the Prime Minister for their conduct under the Ministerial Code

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