My Lords, the Minister will be aware that concerns about a lack of rigorous performance management in the Civil Service,

which is not unique to the British Civil Service, have been around for decades. While valiant attempts have been made by Ministers on both sides and by officials to remedy this, where there has been success, it has not been sustained. Will she accept, from one of those who has tried, that this will never be achieved on a sustainable basis until there is a dedicated full-time head of the Civil Service who has a proven track record of system leadership and a real mandate from the Prime Minister, with his statutory power to manage the Civil Service, and who is held accountable to an independent body, which could be a strengthened Civil Service Commission that reports to Parliament? Until then, we will continue to be in a position where the only organisation that looks at the internal workings of the Civil Service is the Civil Service itself.

My Lords, the Minister will be aware that concerns about a lack of rigorous performance management in the Civil Service,

which is not unique to the British Civil Service, have been around for decades. While valiant attempts have been made by Ministers on both sides and by officials to remedy this, where there has been success, it has not been sustained. Will she accept, from one of those who has tried, that this will never be achieved on a sustainable basis until there is a dedicated full-time head of the Civil Service who has a proven track record of system leadership and a real mandate from the Prime Minister, with his statutory power to manage the Civil Service, and who is held accountable to an independent body, which could be a strengthened Civil Service Commission that reports to Parliament? Until then, we will continue to be in a position where the only organisation that looks at the internal workings of the Civil Service is the Civil Service itself.

Statement on Government savings from efficiency and reform.

Statement on Government savings from efficiency and reform.

Deloitte: Government Departments John Robertson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2011, Official Report, columns 537-8W, on Government departments: Deloitte, what the (a) net value and (b) individual value was of each of the Government 17 Jan 2012 : Column 2MC...

Deloitte: Government Departments John Robertson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2011, Official Report, columns 537-8W, on Government departments: Deloitte, what the (a) net value and (b) individual value was of each of the Government 17 Jan 2012 : Column 2MC...

Statement on public bodies reform.

Statement on public bodies reform.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what research has been undertaken into the levels of public confidence in Government statistics in the last 10 years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what research has been undertaken into the levels of public confidence in Government statistics in the last 10 years.

(2) if she will place in the Library a copy of the full Website Review report summary, listing the (a) operational and to be continued, (b) closed and (c) operational but due for closure websites in the case of each public authority for which records are held.

(2) if she will place in the Library a copy of the full Website Review report summary, listing the (a) operational and to be continued, (b) closed and (c) operational but due for closure websites in the case of each public authority for which records are held.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2010, Official Report, column 602W, on Government departments: private detectives, how much expenditure has been incurred on commissioning individuals from the panel of independent investigators in the last 24 months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2010, Official Report, column 602W, on Government departments: private detectives, how much expenditure has been incurred on commissioning individuals from the panel of independent investigators in the last 24 months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2010, Official Report, column 602W, on Government departments: private detectives, which departments have commissioned individuals from the panel of independent investigators in the last 24 months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2010, Official Report, column 602W, on Government departments: private detectives, which departments have commissioned individuals from the panel of independent investigators in the last 24 months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2010, Official Report, column 602W, on Government departments: private detectives, on how many occasions individuals from the panel of independent investigators have been commissioned to undertake investigations in the last 24 months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2010, Official Report, column 602W, on Government departments: private detectives, on how many occasions individuals from the panel of independent investigators have been commissioned to undertake investigations in the last 24 months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2010, Official Report, column 969W, on the Government departments: internet, (1) if she will list the website address of each of the 479 websites that were committed to be closed but have not yet been...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2010, Official Report, column 969W, on the Government departments: internet, (1) if she will list the website address of each of the 479 websites that were committed to be closed but have not yet been...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost to the public purse had been of the Office for Government Commerce Heavy Hitter Programme Delivery Director service on the latest date for which figures are available; on which IT projects each consultant contracted under that service worked; and what...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost to the public purse had been of the Office for Government Commerce Heavy Hitter Programme Delivery Director service on the latest date for which figures are available; on which IT projects each consultant contracted under that service worked; and what...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what unsolicited Government publications have been mailed directly to households in England in the last six months; at what cost in each case; and what such mailings are planned between now and June 2010.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what unsolicited Government publications have been mailed directly to households in England in the last six months; at what cost in each case; and what such mailings are planned between now and June 2010.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer of 20 July 2009, Official Report, column 895W, on empty property, if he will take steps to require all central public bodies to report their actual and vacant properties for the e-PIMS database.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer of 20 July 2009, Official Report, column 895W, on empty property, if he will take steps to require all central public bodies to report their actual and vacant properties for the e-PIMS database.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many companies participate in the Central Office of Information framework agreement for online advertising; what the monetary value is of the contracts under the framework agreement; and on what date that agreement was made in its final form.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many companies participate in the Central Office of Information framework agreement for online advertising; what the monetary value is of the contracts under the framework agreement; and on what date that agreement was made in its final form.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what advertising and marketing campaigns are being co-ordinated by the Central Office of Information in 2009-10; how many such campaigns that Office plans to co-ordinate in 2010-11; and what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of each...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what advertising and marketing campaigns are being co-ordinated by the Central Office of Information in 2009-10; how many such campaigns that Office plans to co-ordinate in 2010-11; and what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of each...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans the Central Office of Information has to establish a framework agreement for public affairs firms as suppliers to Government departments and agencies.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans the Central Office of Information has to establish a framework agreement for public affairs firms as suppliers to Government departments and agencies.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Central Office of Information's contract procurement notice 2009/S 210-302171 for Brand and Brand Identity Framework, whether the proposed £4 million of expenditure is in relation to (a) branding in total or (b) establishing a framework agreement and approved...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Central Office of Information's contract procurement notice 2009/S 210-302171 for Brand and Brand Identity Framework, whether the proposed £4 million of expenditure is in relation to (a) branding in total or (b) establishing a framework agreement and approved...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2010, Official Report, column 317W, on Government departments: telephone services, if she will place in the Library a full copy of the survey data and report; and what the timetable is for the publication of...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2010, Official Report, column 317W, on Government departments: telephone services, if she will place in the Library a full copy of the survey data and report; and what the timetable is for the publication of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many tonnes of equivalent carbon dioxide were offset by each member of the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund, according to outturn figures, in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 in respect of (i) domestic, (ii) short haul and (iii) long...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many tonnes of equivalent carbon dioxide were offset by each member of the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund, according to outturn figures, in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 in respect of (i) domestic, (ii) short haul and (iii) long...

To ask the Solicitor-General how many judicial reviews there were involving Government departments according to records held by the (a) Treasury Solicitor and (b) Administrative Court Office in each of the last three years; and how many such reviews were upheld in whole or in part in each such year.

To ask the Solicitor-General how many judicial reviews there were involving Government departments according to records held by the (a) Treasury Solicitor and (b) Administrative Court Office in each of the last three years; and how many such reviews were upheld in whole or in part in each such year.