questionText: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Correspondence from the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards to Alex Burghart MP, published 5 June 2026, whether Ministers are responsible for the actions of their Ministerial Private Office in relation to the (a) Ministerial Code and (b) remit of the Independent Adviser.
answerText: As per section 1.3 of the Ministerial Code, Ministers are responsible for their own behaviour, and are ultimately accountable to the Prime Minister for their conduct under this Code.Section 1.6.b of the Ministerial Code states that Ministers have a duty t...
heading: Ministers' Private Offices