§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they consider that they are bound by the Queen's Coronation Oath.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Earl Howe)The Coronation Oath is personal to Her Majesty. Members of Her Majesty's Government are not required on appointment to swear a ministerial equivalent of the Coronation Oath but they do of course take very seriously the moral duties and responsibilities associated with their position in that Government. Ministers would not advise Her Majesty to take any action which contradicted her Oath.