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58361

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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, how many questions to each department did not receive a substantive answer by the time of prorogation; and how long each question had been waiting for an answer.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	199244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and would be a matter for the individual departments concerned.</p><p>My office collates wider departmental performance information for Ordinary and Named Day Parliamentary Questions, which I submit in relation to each session to the Procedure Committee. Each department is required to set out in its evidence to the Procedure Committee, any factors which have caused delays in answering written questions.</p><p>Statistics relating to departmental performance for the 2012/13, 2010/12 and 2009/10 Parliamentary sessions were previously provided to the Committee and are available on the Parliament website. I expect to provide data for the last Parliamentary session shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 10/06/2014 12:44:22 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

65780

	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	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 Meg Hillier

65781

	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 Fein
	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

61796

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	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	Official Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what visits each of the Ministers in his Office have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	200491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>In February 2013, I visited the Scottish Parliament to examine Parliamentary procedures and practices.</p><p>In May 2013, the Deputy Leader of the House and I undertook an overseas visit to the European Institutions in Brussels. This visit provided an opportunity to consider and promote the role of national parliaments, including the House of Commons, in the processes of European legislation.</p><p>In December 2013, the Deputy Leader of the House visited Northern Ireland to engage with various Northern Irish charities and campaign groups on the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill.</p><p>In February 2014, I and the Deputy Leader of the House visited the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff to examine Parliamentary procedures and the work of the Petitions Committee.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 16/06/2014 15:24:30 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

45351

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how many e-Petitions have led to debates being arranged in the House since their introduction.
	tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
	tabling member printed	Jake Berry
	uin	193795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>Since the launch of the Government e-petitions site, 27 petitions have reached the 100 000 signature threshold making them eligible for consideration for debate. The topics of 22 have been the subject of debate in the House of Commons, most as a direct result of the e-petition. Seven of these debates have taken place in Westminster Hall on a Monday afternoon, in the additional time made available specifically for the consideration of e-petitions.</p><p>Issues raised in e-petitions which have not reached the 100 000 signature threshold have also been debated regularly in the House.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
	tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Jake Berry

48028

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will introduce and consult upon proposals for the Standards Committee to be replaced by a body consisting of a majority of lay members with representation of more than three hon. Members without voting rights.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
	uin	196096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The House strengthened its own procedures in January 2013 by reconstituting the Committee on Standards to include lay member representation, with a specific right to submit an opinion on any report of that Committee and to have it published.</p><p>I have had recent discussions with the Chair of the Committee on Standards, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and other interested parties on ensuring that the standards regime for Members is as robust as it can be.</p><p>I expect the Committee on Standards to announce shortly terms of reference for an inquiry examining the current system, which draws on the recent report by the lay members of that Committee. I expect to follow up my discussions with the Committee on Standards in order further to strengthen lay members' scrutiny of standards matters. If any Member wishes to bring forward specific proposals for improvements to the system, this is of course something that both the Committee and the House will wish to consider.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
	tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

48361

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what levels of stock his Office holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
	uin	196213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for John Redwood

42033

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to restrict hon. Members from having jobs beside that of a Member of Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	902989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2014 answer text <p>The Government have no plans to bring forward such proposals. The independent Committee on Standards in Public Life have previously recommended that MPs should remain free to have paid employment unrelated to their role as MPs, and that this is desirable in performing their role (1<sup>st</sup> Report Committee on Standards in Public Life).</p><p>It is important that there is transparency about what MPs do, who pays them and for what. The House changed its rules before the last election to ensure that this detail is shown in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. MPs are here to work for their constituents and that should remain the principal purpose of all MPs elected to this place.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 12/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas