Ministerial Code Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Ministerial Code

Lord McFall of Alcluith Excerpts
Tuesday 9th November 2021

(3 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, of course. Again, I do not agree with the political comment at the outset. The Government will carefully consider comments made by parliamentarians in both Houses, as well as the work of Mr Nigel Boardman, the CSPL and PACAC, when the committee reports. We will make a policy statement in due course but, as your Lordships would expect, we intend to consider these matters carefully.

Lord McFall of Alcluith Portrait The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)
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The noble Lord, Lord Stunell, is not present. I call the noble Lord, Lord McLoughlin.

Lord McLoughlin Portrait Lord McLoughlin (Con)
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Will my noble friend agree that, while some Members of your Lordships’ House may have had memory blackouts of before 2010, they have always previously been very happy for this to be a non-statutory body? Does he agree that it is right that the Prime Minister, who is elected, is the sole arbiter of who serves in his Government.