Rejected petition Require all UK Government Cabinet Ministers to have experience in their field

At the moment UK Cabinet members are not required to have any experience of the sector they ultimately manage. For example the health secretary does not need to know anything about the health service, or the Home Secretary to know anything about Policing for example.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/114181

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Date submitted 10 February 2016
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