Business question from Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 3 February 2011. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
Business of the House
Will the Leader of the House be bringing forward proposals to limit and reduce the number of Ministers in the Government? I am sure that he is aware that in 1856 there were 58 Ministers in the Government, 15 of whom held Cabinet rank. Today, there are 119 Ministers, 23 of whom hold Cabinet rank. If the Government are so keen to go forward with their unilateral reduction in the number of MPs, surely it is only right that the number of Ministers should be reduced pro rata as well.
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- 2010-12
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