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HANSARDMinisterial CodeNo such list exists. It is the case that having worked with a variety of permanent secretaries and other senior civil servants across Departments, I have personally benefited from…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point. It is vital that we first acknowledge that the civil service does an outstanding job. If one looks over recent months at,…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeThe first point I would make is that because Sir Philip has made a particular statement as a prequel to potential legal proceedings, it would be wrong for me to provide a…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeA candidate for the deputy leadership of the Labour party, the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner), invites me to go further than I would want to at this moment, but…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. First, the Home Secretary is doing an outstanding job. Secondly, while the Labour party remains under investigation from the Equality and…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeThe hon. Lady was herself a distinguished Minister and I know how high was the regard in which she was held by her civil servants. I completely agree with her that it is vital…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeI am very, very grateful to my hon. Friend, who has been a superb Minister. Of course, she is absolutely right. The ethos of public service that she characterises is at the heart…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeI recognise that the right hon. Gentleman has been a formidable and effective advocate on behalf of the Windrush generation, but it is important for me to state that I have no…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend is right, and as I and my ministerial colleagues know, when implementing our manifesto commitments it is important that we are robust and clear about what is…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeAs the right hon. Lady will appreciate, it would be improper for me to go into individual personnel cases, but every legitimately raised complaint will, of course, be investigated.02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. We are all aware that progress in the past has depended on strong Ministers, and indeed strong Prime Ministers, setting exacting…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeI am grateful to the hon. and learned Lady for her question, and she knows that I have enormous respect and affection for the work she does. She is right to say that, as we are…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeI am grateful to the Leader of the Opposition for his questions. The Prime Minister is of course in Downing Street, leading our response to the coronavirus, implementing the…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeOn Saturday 29 February, the Cabinet Secretary and head of the civil service received and accepted the resignation of Sir Philip Rutnam as permanent secretary at the Home Office.…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeIt is probably fair to say that different people enjoy different types of honeymoon.02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is vital for Ministers to be energetic and determined in pursuit of the manifesto commitments on which the Government were elected.02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy right hon. Friend speaks for many in the country. The Home Secretary is doing a superb job. The new points-based immigration system is in line with what this country wants, and…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeIt absolutely will. The Minister for Security has been working with other ministerial colleagues in the Home Office to ensure that that vital reform of our immigration system…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeI am not aware of any such plans. It is not bluster; it is an absolutely key democratic commitment to fulfil our manifesto pledges, but the hon. Gentleman is right to say that…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend makes an important point. It is vital that this investigation is concluded as quickly as possible in the interests of everyone involved, so that we can concentrate…02 Mar 2020