HL Deb 31 July 1997 vol 582 cc86-7WA
Lord Carmichael of Kelvingrove

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have issued a new edition of Questions of Procedure for Ministers to ministerial colleagues.

Lord Richard

My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has issued to colleagues a successor document toQuestions of Procedure for Ministers called the Ministerial Code—a Code of Conduct and Guidance on Procedures for Ministers. I expect all Ministers to work within the letter and spirit of this code, in order to uphold the highest standards of honesty and propriety which the British people fairly expect of those in public life. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

My right honourable friend the Prime Minister has also issued to ministerial colleagues Guidance on the work of the Government Information Service—a document which brings together in one place the guidance on the entire range of the Government Information Service's work. Copies of this have also been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.