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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Dubs (Labour). It was answered on Monday, 5 July 2010.


House of Lords: Reform

Question
Does the Minister agree that every Minister should be accountable to one House or the other in Parliament and that it is therefore an anomaly that the Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office is apparently not answerable to anybody in either House? Will the Minister ensure, in feeding in to this process, that all Ministers are accountable?... It is this House.
Answer

I cannot believe that that is not the case. Perhaps the noble Lord will write to me on it; otherwise, I will report what he suggests to the Cabinet Office. I think that I have seen most Ministers up for Questions. If the Minister is in another place, it is open to Members of another place... Ah. I know where we are now. Why does the noble Lord not try putting down a Question to her?


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
720 c10 
Session
2010-12
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
House of Lords Legislation Legislative drafting Reform House of Lords Reform Cross-Party Committee
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk