Ministerial Code Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Ministerial Code

Cat Smith Excerpts
Monday 2nd March 2020

(4 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Urgent Questions are proposed each morning by backbench MPs, and up to two may be selected each day by the Speaker. Chosen Urgent Questions are announced 30 minutes before Parliament sits each day.

Each Urgent Question requires a Government Minister to give a response on the debate topic.

This information is provided by Parallel Parliament and does not comprise part of the offical record

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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There are well-laid-out procedures for the role of Secretaries of State in the appointment of permanent secretaries. We have a superb cadre of permanent secretaries and senior civil servants, who I know will maintain the very high standards that characterise the work of our civil service.

Cat Smith Portrait Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Lab)
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Is it Government policy to comply with the rulings of the courts?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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