Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the official in charge of the investigation into reports of Downing Street parties has sought his authority to (a) share the content of the report with the Metropolitan Police and (b) remove content from the report in response to representations from the Metropolitan Police; and if he will make a statement.

I refer the Hon. Member to the Terms of Reference for the Cabinet Office investigation and the update from the Second Permanent Secretary, both of which have been published on GOV.UK and placed in the Library of the House.