| Heading: |
Civil Servants: Political Impartiality |
| Question ID: |
1824663 |
| UIN: |
HL9611 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1879 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Lucas
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| Asking Member handle: |
LordLucasCD
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@LordLucasCD
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in view of the judgment in Lindsey Smith, R (on the application of) v The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police, they intend to review the rules that allow civil servants to display political symbols. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-08-13 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4508 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
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| Answering Member handle: |
RuthAnderson
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@RuthAnderson
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The Government notes the judgment in Lindsey Smith, R (on the application of) v The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police, and is considering any wider implications for the Civil Service. Civil servants are expected to carry out their roles serving the go... |
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| Answering body ID: |
53 |
| Answering body name: |
Cabinet Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |