Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to update the business appointment rules.

The Cabinet Office is leading the programme of work to improve the Business Appointment Rules, in collaboration with the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. The work will encompass the scope, clarity and enforcement of the Rules. Since last summer, there have been a number of reports and recommendations relevant to the Rules and we will carefully consider them all as part of this work.