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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 4 September 2024

Debate

Civil Service: Recruitment

Contribution

My Lords, does the noble Baroness recognise that Ministers take decisions and govern, not civil servants or special advisers? Therefore, is it not a matter of great regret that so many of her Front Bench colleagues are not being paid because so many Ministers have been appointed in the House of Commons as part of the Prime Minister’s patronage?

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