§ Mr. STEPHENasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what are the Regulations governing the position of civil servants with regard to membership and office in a political party organisation?
Mr. SAMUELAs has been frequently stated in this House, it is a traditional rule that civil servants should take no overt part in public political affairs. The detailed application of this principle to Departmental staffs is primarily a matter for Departments concerned and is the subject of a number of Departmental Regulations.