HC Deb 04 December 1997 vol 302 cc320-1W
Mr. Lilley

To ask the Prime Minister if he will revise Questions of Procedure for Ministers to include recommendations relating to trusts in offshore tax havens. [19113]

The Prime Minister

I have already revised Questions of Procedure for Ministers, which has been retitled as the Ministerial code, a copy of which was placed in the library of the House in July 1997. The Code advises Ministers that they should ensure that there is no conflict of interest between their official duties and their private financial interests. I see no need to include specific guidelines about offshore trusts.