HL Deb 25 July 1996 vol 574 c165WA
Lord Ashbourne

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they consider that the promises made by Her Majesty the Queen on her Coronation apply equally to Her Majesty's Government.

Earl Howe

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.