Civil Servants (Hansard, 11 July 1996)

HC Deb 11 July 1996 vol 281 c295W 295W

§ Mr. Alex Carlile
To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the role of senior civil servants in relation to(a) the answering of parliamentary questions, (b) the presentation of information to Parliament and (c) informing Parliament of Ministers' policies. [36487]

§ The Prime Minister
As set out in the civil service code, it is the role of civil servants to assist Ministers in their duty to give Parliament and the public as full information as possible about the policies, decisions and actions of the Government.