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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

The work of the Civil Service inquiry

Inquiry by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, 19 April 2016 to 25 October 2017. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 8 November 2016: Lord O’Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary
  • 22 November 2016: Lord Kerslake, former Head of the Civil Service, and Lord Butler, former Cabinet Secretary
  • 24 January 2017: Rupert Soames OBE, Chief Executive, Serco
  • 7 February 2017: Sir Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions, Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, and Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health