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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 Dame Meg Hillier

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

89805

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	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	Television
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how much his Office spent on the purchase of televisions in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	207221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. Our answer is included in the response by the Minister for the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 03/09/2014 08:55:03 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

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 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

78574

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	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	Programme Motions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how many programme motions were proposed in each year since the introduction of such motions; and how many such motions were agreed to.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
	uin	206175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>No records of the number of programme motions moved each year are maintained and this information could only be provided at disproportionate cost. In the last ten years, every programme motion that has been moved has been agreed to.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 21/07/2014 14:00:02 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
	tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

77218

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how much and what proportion of his Office's budget was spent on activities which were contracted out in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14; and how much and what proportion of his Office's budget he expects to be contracted out in 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	205222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. Our answer will be included in the response by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 14/07/2014 13:48:40 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

76909

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	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	Private Members' Bills
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues about Private Members' Bills.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
	uin	904789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues about legislation before the House, including Private Members' Bills.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 10/07/2014 14:05:12 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
	tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

77719

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how many officials employed by his Office, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	205463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. I refer the honourable member to the answer by the Minister for the Cabinet Office of 16 July 2014, <em>Official Report </em>Column 734W.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 17/07/2014 16:12:43 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

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

76908

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	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	Ministers: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what recent guidance he has given to his ministerial colleagues on making statements to the House before they are made to the media.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Pat Glass
	uin	904796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministerial Code is clear; when Parliament is in session the most important announcements of Government policy should be made in the first instance to Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>I regularly remind my colleagues of this.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Andrew Lansley question first answered 10/07/2014 14:03:37 answering member 123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley
	tabling member	4103 label Biography information for Pat Glass