Functioning of Government Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Functioning of Government

Christopher Chope Excerpts
Thursday 7th July 2022

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Ellis Portrait Michael Ellis
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The Government and the civil service will continue to function in the meantime, as they always have done and as they have done historically.

Christopher Chope Portrait Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con)
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I thank the Prime Minister for his great service to our nation and to the people of Ukraine. I think people will rue the day he was forced to resign. Is there not a lot to be said for having a smaller Cabinet, fewer Ministers and hardly any parliamentary private secretaries? Can we have a pilot to show how successful that will be?

Michael Ellis Portrait Michael Ellis
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My hon. Friend makes a perfectly interesting point, but it is somewhat outside the range of my responsibilities.