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<p>The Ministerial Code states that Ministers must ensure that no conflict arises,
or could reasonably be perceived to arise, between their public duties and their private
interests, financial or otherwise</p><p> </p><p>On appointment to office, Ministers
provide their Permanent Secretary with a written list of all relevant interests known
to them, which might be thought to give rise to a conflict. This is a requirement
of the Ministerial Code. The personal information which Ministers disclose is treated
in confidence, however, a list of those interests which are relevant to the Minister’s
portfolio is published online.</p><p> </p><p>The list includes relevant interests
which are additional to those already disclosed in the Parliamentary Registers.</p><p>
</p><p>A statement covering relevant Ministers' interests is published twice yearly.
The last list is attached and the next list will be published shortly</p><p> </p><p>
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