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  Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill - Civil Service annual report - rejected
  
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  The majority of MPs voted against adding a new clause to the [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2008-09/constitutionalreformandgovernance.html Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill] which read:
  
  * The Minister for the Civil Service must publish and lay before Parliament an annual report on the functioning of the civil service of the state.
  * Reports will also be laid before the Scottish Parliament by the First Minister for Scotland, and before the National Assembly for Wales by the First Minister for Wales
  * Such a report must include details on the costs and numbers of civil servants by each government department and agency, and a comprehensive definition of the civil service of the state for that year.
  
  
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