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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 1 May 2025

Debate

Arm’s-length Bodies

Contribution

My noble friend makes an excellent point. I assure your Lordships’ House that there is no way we will engage in this process with that approach. We want to make sure that we can deliver an agile Government, fit for purpose in the 21st century, with the people in the right places and the appropriate accountability to government departments. We want to do this in a way that respects and values the people who deliver our public services day in, day out. I put on record my thanks to the civil servants and public services doing everything to deliver for our country.

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