Question reference: S4W-04552
- Asked by: Paul Wheelhouse, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 12 December 2011
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Bruce Crawford on 13 December 2011
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is the First Minister's intention to publish a new edition of the Scottish Ministerial Code.
Answer
By convention, the Scottish Ministerial Code is revised at the commencement of each new parliamentary term, and the 2011 edition will be published today. The Code, which was last revised in June 2008, provides a code of conduct and guidance on procedures for members of the Scottish Government and Junior Scottish Ministers. A copy of the 2011 edition of the Scottish Ministerial Code may be found on the Scottish Government’s website at:
www.scotland.gov.uk/About/14944/684 and it has also been placed in the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (Bib. number 53502).