Written Question
Monday 26th June 2023
Asked by:
Lord Norton of Louth (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government which member of the Cabinet has overall responsibility for constitutional affairs and for upholding the constitution.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe
- Shadow Minister (Treasury)
The Deputy Prime Minister holds ministerial responsibility for constitutional policy, with support on matters relating to the constitution from a wider ministerial team within the Cabinet Office and across Government.
Written Question
Thursday 18th May 2023
Asked by:
Lord Norton of Louth (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 25 April (HL Deb cols 1184–5), what plans they have to ensure that (1) ministers, and (2) senior civil servants, are trained in key leadership skills.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe
- Shadow Minister (Treasury)
(1) The Government Skills and Curriculum Unit committed to developing a programme of induction and training for new ministers in the Declaration of Government Reform. The Declaration noted the importance of support for ministers in their roles as the most senior leaders in Government. This work is ongoing. A programme of masterclass sessions was rolled out over the last year. A particular area of focus is legislation and the provision of guidance and support to ministers taking bills through parliament.
(2) We recognise the importance of ensuring Senior Civil Servants have the right leadership training. We provide a range of training programmes and events to support them in growing their knowledge, skills and networks to tackle many challenges. For example, we have recently launched a new programme for Directors, The Directors Leadership Programme. This has had input from the Blavatnik School for Government and a consortium of experts, to create a rigorous and focussed vehicle for leadership improvement.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 18 Nov 2022
House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL]
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 18 Nov 2022
House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL]
"My Lords, some years ago a survey was carried out on what people thought were the most important factors in determining the legitimacy of the House of Lords. Ranked in order of those factors that respondents deemed very important, the one that came third was having Members who are experts …..."Lord Norton of Louth - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 18 Nov 2022
House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL]
"My Lords, I am extremely grateful to everybody who has spoken in this debate; it has been marked by the quality, as well as the quantity, of the contributions. I was particularly delighted to be followed, and not for the first time, by the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, as I …..."Lord Norton of Louth - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Houses of Parliament: Co-location
"That this House takes note of the case for both Houses of Parliament to continue to be co-located in the same city...."Lord Norton of Louth - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Houses of Parliament: Co-location
"My Lords, my Motion is not concerned with the practicalities of decanting the Palace of Westminster, nor with the geographical site selected for relocation. My concern is one of constitutional principle. It is one that must be to the fore in considering relocation. The debate about restoration and renewal tends …..."Lord Norton of Louth - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Houses of Parliament: Co-location
"My Lords, I am extremely grateful to everyone who spoke in the debate. It has been an extremely powerful and extraordinarily important occasion. We have heard some excellent speeches, given added weight by the authority of those making them.
At a time when Parliament is getting a really bad press, …..."Lord Norton of Louth - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 7th April 2022
Asked by:
Lord Norton of Louth (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which Cabinet minister has overall responsibility for constitutional issues.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The Prime Minister has overall responsibility for constitutional issues. How responsibilities across government are allocated and how the Prime Minister is supported in the discharge of responsibilities is set out in the List of Ministerial Responsibilities, the last version of which was published on 3 March 2022.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Feb 2022
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
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