HC Deb 05 June 2000 vol 351 c50W
Mr. Norman

To ask the Prime Minister when he will respond to the recommendations of the Sixth report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life; and if he will make a statement. [124626]

The Prime Minister

The Sixth Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, which was published on 12 January, concluded that the process of reform of standards of ethical behaviour in public life that had been set in train following publication of its First Report had been a success.

The Committee made a number of detailed recommendations across a range of issues which the Government are considering. We will present our full response to Parliament in due course.