Proceeding contribution from Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 30 October 2008. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Ministers and Civil Servants.
Ministers and Civil Servants
The hon. Gentleman is an acknowledged historian on the location of desks in Downing street. I reassure him that, if his judgment of the impartiality of the civil service is based on the matter of location, the current Prime Minister's personal private secretary's desk is no more than 10 ft away from that of the Prime Minister. Has he read the code of conduct for special advisers that was rewritten in November of last year? It states"““No special adviser can authorise expenditure, exercise line management supervision over permanent civil servants, or discharge any statutory powers.””"
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- Administration Civil servants Government departments Public appointments Politics and government Ministers Political impartiality Select committees
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