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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-06more like thismore than 2024-03-06
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Leader of the House of Lords more like this
answering dept id 92 remove filter
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answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
hansard heading House of Lords: Select Committees more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on civil servants giving evidence to House of Lords committees, and under what circumstances a request for such evidence may be declined. more like this
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Lord Watts more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-19more like thismore than 2024-03-19
answer text <p>The Government, including the Civil Service, is committed to being as accommodating as possible when requests are made by Select Committees. The Cabinet Office has dedicated guidance for Civil Servants about giving evidence to House of Lords Select Committees. Officials will always carefully consider requests to give evidence. When they do accept such invitations, they require Ministerial agreement and are there to represent the Minister's views.</p><p>In the event that a Select Committee requests a named civil servant from a department and the department feels that they are not the most appropriate person to represent the Minister, the department has the right to suggest an alternative to the Committee. There may be rare examples where the Department and Ministers feel an official is unable to attend, but the guidance is clear that if a Department considers it is unable to meet any requests from the Select Committee, they should inform the Committee as soon as practicably possible and set out the reasons why.</p><p>As Leader of the House of Lords, I have made it clear to my Ministerial Colleagues, that Ministers in both Houses should make every effort to facilitate Select Committee requests, including evidence session attendance.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord True more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-19T16:38:16.533Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-19T16:38:16.533Z
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label Biography information for Lord True more like this
tabling member
489
label Biography information for Lord Watts more like this