How can the civil service work effectively with ministers?
b"One of the most common themes in Ministers Reflect interviews is the relationship between ministers and civil servants. From the importance of a good private office team, to civil servants\\u2019 poor understanding of parliament, to ongoing gripes around spelling and grammar, there are many things that ministers wish the civil service did differently.\\n\\nTo discuss how the civil service can use Ministers Reflect to understand what ministers want, and how they can improve the support they offer, we were joined by:\\n\\nChloe Smith MP, MP for Norwich North, and former minister at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Department for Work and Pensions; and Cabinet Office.\\nDame Una O\\u2019Brien DCB, former Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care (then Department of Health)\\nAlex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government\\n\\nThis event was chaired by Dr Catherine Haddon, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.\\n\\nThis event was part of the IfG's Ministers Reflect one-day conference."