Lords to debate politicisation of the Civil Service

Debate

Lord Butler of Brockwell (Crossbench), former Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service, will put forward the debate. 

This is a general debate. During debates, members put their experience to good use to discuss current issues and draw the government's attention to concerns.    

Members speaking

Contributing members are expected to include:

• Baroness Finn (Conservative), Shadow Minister in the Cabinet Office and member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life
• Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative), former prime minister and Minister for the Civil Service
• Lord Turnbull (Crossbench), former Secretary of the Cabinet and Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury
• Baroness Tyler of Enfield (Liberal Democrats), former board member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Baroness Twycross (Labour), Government Whip, will respond on behalf of the government.

Get involved  

Watch and read the debate   

Watch live on Parliament TV from 11.45am or read the Lords Hansard transcript (available from three hours after the debate). 

Explore background information   

• Find out more about the issues the debate covers in the House of Lords Library briefing.
• Read the House of Lords Constitution Committee report: Permanent secretaries: their appointment and removal (PDF).
• Learn more about how the House of Lords checks and challenges government. 

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