Ministers: Trade Unions

(asked on 3rd July 2025) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance has been given to Cabinet ministers by the (a) Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards and (b) Cabinet Office on whether Ministers who personally receive donations from trade unions (i) must and (ii) need not recuse themselves from (A) official government meetings and (B) decisions relating to those specific trade unions.


Answered by
Abena Oppong-Asare Portrait
Abena Oppong-Asare
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 8th July 2025

As set out in the Ministerial Code, there is an established process in place for the declaration and management of private interests held by ministers. This ensures that steps are taken to avoid or mitigate any actual or perceived conflicts of interest. Any advice given to ministers as part of this process would be in confidence.

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