questionText: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to section 1.3 of the report entitled Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Central Government, published in July 2023, whether Ministers appointed in the reshuffle on 13 November 2023 were asked to sign a deed to abide by Advisory Committee on Business Appointment decisions.
answerText: The Government expects all former Ministers to abide by their obligations with regard to the Business Appointment Rules, as set out in the Ministerial Code. The work to develop a ministerial deed is ongoing and, as such, it has not yet been introduced. 
heading: Ministers: Advisory Committee on Business Appointments