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date	03/07/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what guidance he has given to his ministerial colleagues about providing substantive answers to written questions.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	203894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>I regularly remind ministerial colleagues of their obligations to give accurate and truthful information to Parliament as set out in the Ministerial Code.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons provides guidance to all Departments on the practice of answering Parliamentary Questions. The guidance advises that all Parliamentary Questions should be accurate, brief and clear.</p><p> </p><p>The full Guide is available on the Cabinet Office website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 08/07/2014 13:46:47 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

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registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Sinn Féin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what his policy is on hon. Members of the Sinn Fein Party formally taking their seat in the House.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	203966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government's view is that all Members elected to Westminster should take their seats.</p><p>However, whether or not elected members choose to participate fully in the business of the House of Commons once elected is a decision for MPs themselves.</p><p>While the Government is of the view that their constituents would be more fully represented if Sinn Féin MPs participated in all aspects of business at Westminster, it is a matter for the electorate if they choose to vote for candidates who have expressed an alternative view.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 08/07/2014 13:52:13 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson