"On Wednesday, the Secretary of State told this House that the permanent secretary had “agreed”, “authorised” and “approved” the role of Adam Smith. On Thursday, the permanent secretary refused 10 times to confirm to my Committee that that was the case. On Friday, he then wrote to me stating merely …..." Baroness Hodge of Barking - View Speech
"Both are breaches of the ministerial code, both ride roughshod over the rights of Parliament and surely both need to be properly investigated by the independent adviser...." Baroness Hodge of Barking - View Speech
"Any politician with experience of doing business in Europe knows that you never go to a key European meeting without having done extensive and thorough preparatory work, so that as you walk in you are pretty much sure of the outcome you will get. Either the Prime Minister did not …..." Baroness Hodge of Barking - View Speech
"I am pleased briefly to take part in the debate and to confirm the appointment of Andrew Likierman as chair of the National Audit Office.
In my role as Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, may I take this opportunity to endorse what the Prime Minister has said about …..." Baroness Hodge of Barking - View Speech