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Which provisions of the Cabinet Manual, if any, does he consider apply to public statements made by Ministers about national or ethnic groups?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Which provisions of the Cabinet Manual, if any, does he consider apply to public statements made by Ministers about national or ethnic groups?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

I consider that Paragraph 2.56 of the Cabinet Manual applies, which is available on the following website: Conduct, public duty, and personal interests | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)