HC Deb 11 December 2002 vol 396 c380W
Peter Bottomley

To ask the Prime Minister if he will ask the Cabinet Secretary to conduct an inquiry into the extent of the(a) propriety, (b) completeness and (c) accuracy of (i) attributable and (ii) non-attributable briefings given to the media in relation to information about Peter Foster provided by (A) permanent civil servants, (B) temporary civil servants and (C) others in his office on behalf of the Government and its members. [86947]

The Prime Minister

No. All contacts with the media are conducted in accordance with the Ministerial Code, the Civil Service Code, the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers and Guidance on the Work of the Government Information Service.