. >> on monday, sir michael bichard published his report based on the testimonials of 60 senior civil servants in whitehall. it concluded that the prime minister's government is weak and dysfunctional, and that there is a strategic gap at" its heart. indeed, it says there is "a conspicuous lack of a single coherent strategy for government." in particular, why does the prime minister think that one senior civil servant at no. 10 said that ministers have lost their grip? >> order. i think we have got the drift. prime minister. >> he is going to have to do better than that. >> [laughter] >> i just have to say the report did not analyze the conservatives' way of making decisions on married couples allowances and other issues. when he said there was going to be one new policy every day this year, i did not realize it would be one new policy every day on married couples allowance. mr. speaker, we are getting on with the business of government. that is why -- and that is why unemployment is falling today, why we took action to help small businesses, and why we coordinated government action t