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Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 3 June 2026UIN 3341

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will update the terms of reference for the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards to allow him to (a) withdraw and (b) modify findings if they were based on (i) incomplete and (ii) inaccurate informa

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The terms of reference for the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards are a matter for the Prime Minister.

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