§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Prime Minister if he will issue guidance to Ministers about making public criticisms of their departments' civil servants. [52868]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 29 July 1998]: Paragraphs 56–61 of the Ministerial Code provide guidance in relation to civil servants.
§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement about the public criticisms made by the hon. Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Griffiths) of civil servants in the Department of Trade and Industry. [52866]
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 29 July 1998]: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the then President of the Council on 23 July 1998, Official Report, column 1258.