Ministerial Code Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Ministerial Code

Baroness Fookes Excerpts
Monday 6th December 2021

(2 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, obviously the use of social media and lobbying are important and relevant matters. As the noble Baroness will know, there are recommendations before the Government and the country on lobbying, for example. My right honourable friend recently wrote to the Speaker supporting action on lobbying in the other place.

Baroness Fookes Portrait Baroness Fookes (Con)
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My Lords, as it is the Prime Minister’s responsibility to update the manual, has he been asked whether he will do this? If not, will my noble friend undertake to ask him?

Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, the answer to the first question is that I think your Lordships have frequently suggested it. I will draw my right honourable friend’s attention to the remarks of my noble friend.