Ministerial Code Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Ministerial Code

Lord Elis-Thomas Excerpts
Tuesday 5th February 2013

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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I am not fully aware of exactly what happened in that case, and I am fully prepared to write to the noble Lord if I can get some further information. Of course, if special advisers operate beyond what the Minister has asked them to do, they must take responsibility as the Minister requires.

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My Lords, will the Minister address himself to the Question put so succinctly by the noble Lord? Should there not be, outside of government, a way of dealing with complaints against Ministers, which is equal to how Members are dealt with in this House and in the other place?