Ministers

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on ministers in both Houses. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
19.07.2013	PIL: Cabinet Ministers suffering electoral defeat while holding office
	Cabinet ministers since 1900 who have lost their seats.
02.07.2013	The office of Deputy Prime Minister
	This Note gives the background to the office and the role of the Deputy Prime Minister.
20.06.2013	PIL: Peers in the Cabinet
	This PIL lists Peers in the Cabinet since 1970
03.04.2013	PIL: Ministers in the Coalition Government: 2010 - present
	This Parliamentary Information List (PIL) notes ministerial office holders since the 2010 General Election.
27.03.2013	Pensions of ministers and senior office holders
	This note looks at the pension arrangements for ministers and senior office holders, such as the Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Speaker of the House of Commons.

Research Papers

Date	Description
15.11.2004	Collective Responsibility of Ministers
	The collective responsibility of ministers - an outline of the issues. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/82.
05.04.2004	Individual ministerial responsibility-issues and examples
	Individual ministerial responsibility - issues and examples. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/31.
05.04.2000	Advisers to Ministers
	Advisers to ministers. House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/42.

Select Committee Reports

Date	Description
12.10.2010	Goats and Tsars: Ministerial and other appointments from outside Parliament and Too many Ministers?.
	Government response. Public Administration Select Committee; Cabinet Office report [Commons]
17.03.2010	Accountability to the House of Commons of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords.
	Procedure Select Committee report [Commons]
11.03.2010	Too Many Ministers.
	Public Administration Select Committee report [Commons]
04.03.2010	Goats and Tsars: Ministerial and other appointments from outside Parliament.
	Public Administration Select Committee report [Commons]
12.01.2010	Legislative scrutiny: Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill; Video Recordings Bill.
	Human Rights Joint Select Committee report [Commons and Lords]

Early Day Motions

Date	Description
24.11.2011	BREACHES OF THE MINISTERIAL CODE (No. 2)
	That this House calls for new clarity in the Ministerial Code on declarations of interest on Ministerial engagements that are classified as Ministerial or private; and notes the recent ...
24.11.2011	BREACHES OF THE MINISTERIAL CODE
	That this House notes that the investigation into the breach of the Ministerial code by the former Secretary of State for Defence was itself a breach of the code which explicitly names ...
23.11.2011	SEVERENCE PACKAGES FOR MINISTERS
	That this House does not believe Ministers who are forced out of their positions by incompetence or breach of the Ministerial Code should be awarded a taxpayer funded pay-off; and calls ...
22.11.2011	MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
	That this House believes Ministers who cannot control their Departments should not run Government Departments; further believes that Ministers have ultimate responsibility for their ...
17.10.2011	PROPOSED REGISTER OF LOBBYISTS
	That this House believes that Adam Werritty breached Civil Service guidance on the conduct of Ministerial meetings for 16 months; notes that Ministers had over 1,500 meetings with corporate ...

Lords Library Notes

Date	Description
14.05.2012	House of Lords: Ministers
	This Library Note looks at the role of Ministers in the House of Lords in the context of current proposals for reform of the House.
17.01.2011	Debate on 20 January: Constitutional and Parliamentary Effect of Coalition Government
	This Library Note aims to provide background reading for the debate on 20 January 2011: "To call attention to the constitutional and parliamentary effect of Coalition Government".