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HANSARDMinisterial 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 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 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeIt is probably fair to say that different people enjoy different types of honeymoon.02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeI have absolutely no reason to believe that that is the case.02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend makes an important point. We are fortunate in this country to have had a succession of strong female Home Secretaries. Jacqui Smith, the former Member for Redditch;…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The experiences of Luciana Berger and Louise Ellman remind us all that the Labour party has a job to do to ensure that bullying is removed from…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend makes an important point. It is important that everyone in public life behaves with the maximum degree of civility, courtesy and consideration to others. It is also…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend gets the balance absolutely right. Effective government, whether by Conservative or Labour Prime Ministers, has been driven by having strong Ministers who are…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. When there are briefings and counter-briefings, the most important thing is to ensure that the facts are established and that we, as a…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Ministers are rightly accountable here at the Dispatch Box and, at general elections, at the ballot box. Our civil servants ensure that…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Of course it is important that, in Whitehall and Westminster, high standards are upheld by everyone involved in delivering for the public, but…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend invites me to go down memory lane, and the point he makes is a fair one. People who are dedicated to doing their best for the public have, in the past, occasionally…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend has done outstanding work in drawing attention to those issues, and it is the case that the work of the Home Office, its ministerial team and its superb civil…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend is clear sighted and robust in expressing his point of view, and I know that there will be many people who will thank him for being so candid.02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeOne thing that I should say is that part of my role before the general election was to make sure that this country was prepared if we had to leave the European Union without a…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy hon. Friend reminds us that the Home Secretary and, indeed, this whole Government were elected on the basis that we would take a tough line on law and order with a firm but…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 CodeMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. It is absolutely vital that we all do everything we can to ensure that we treat other people with civility. I know that in the debate…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 2020