§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 25 February 2002,Official Report, ref 32799, on which date the Cabinet Office guidelines on sponsorship took effect; and if he will make a statement. [39729]
§ Mr. LeslieThe Cabinet Office document "Guidance to Departments on Sponsorship of Government Activities" was published in July 2000 as part of the Government"s 431W response to the Sixth Report from the Committee on Standards in Public Life (Cmnd 4817). These guidelines updated the previous internal sponsorship guidelines that had been circulated to Departments in March 1999.