Ministerial Code

HC Deb 07 July 2000 vol 353 cc318-9W

Mr. Robathan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) on how many occasions since May 1997 Ministers in his Department have made a declaration of interest to their colleagues under circumstances envisaged in Paragraph 110 of the Ministerial Code; [129152]

(2) how many times Ministers in his Department have sought the advice of the Permanent Secretary under the circumstances envisaged in Paragraphs 118, 121 and 123 of the Ministerial Code; and on which occasions such advice was sought. [129173]

Miss Melanie Johnson

Information relating to internal advice and consultation is not disclosed under Exemption II of the "Code of Practice on Access to Government Information".