Rishi Sunak's list of ministerial interests has been published following a row over whether he was transparent enough in declaring shares his wife holds in a childcare agency
The list of ministerial interests was last updated in May 2022 - 11 months ago. The register is supposed to be published every six months for reasons of transparency.Rules governing the register of ministerial interests say MPs who are ministers should state any relevant interests connected to spouses, partners or close family members.
"While there may be interests of close family of a minister that might be thought to give rise to a conflict with their ministerial responsibilities, it is also important to consider their right to a degree of privacy over their affairs," Sir Laurie said.Parliament's standards watchdog has opened an investigation into the prime minister
He added:"The list is not a register of interests and does not therefore include every interest that a minister has declared in relation to themselves and their family members. While the standards commissioner did not go into specifics when he opened his investigation, he did cite paragraph 6 of the MPs' code of conduct, which states that members"must always be open and frank in declaring any relevant interest in any proceeding of the House or its committees, and in any communications with ministers, members, public officials or public office holders".
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