Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Angela Crawley Excerpts
Thursday 16th July 2020

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rachel Hopkins Portrait Rachel Hopkins (Luton South) (Lab)
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If he will make an assessment of the potential effect of reductions in civil service headcount on the ability of Government to implement its policies.

Angela Crawley Portrait Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East) (SNP)
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What recent discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the Government’s plans to reform the civil service.

Michael Gove Portrait The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Michael Gove)
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The Government were elected with an ambitious agenda. The civil service must continue to change to deliver that agenda, which means focusing laser-like on improving citizens’ lives. I was proud to be able to talk to civil servants yesterday at Civil Service Live and to be able to share with them an ambitious reform programme that has the support of public servants across the United Kingdom.