In light of recent legislation relating to the Buick case and permanent secretaries needing cover to allow them to make decisions, permanent secretaries are still not signing off non-controversial decisions. They are using the frustration of no Assembly as an excuse not to do business.
Northern Ireland Executive
Proceeding contribution from
Paul Girvan
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 23 April 2019.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Northern Ireland Executive.
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