§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) if he will place in the Library the disciplinary code of conduct that operates within his Department; [40100]
(2) if he will list the basis on which civil servants under their terms of employment could be (a) disciplined and (b) dismissed for making unauthorised briefings to the press. [40101]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 4 March 2002]: The central framework for the rules and codes of practice relating to discipline are set out in the Civil Service Management Code. Departments and Agencies are responsible for ensuring their own disciplinary arrangements comply with the central framework.