Ministerial Statements: Collective Responsibility

(asked on 28th February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what processes they have in place to ensure that ministerial statements have support across Government.


Answered by
Lord True Portrait
Lord True
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
This question was answered on 17th March 2022

The principle of collective responsibility applies to all Government Ministers. The Ministerial Code sets out the expectations for ministers with regards to both collective responsibility and making announcements to Parliament.

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