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	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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 estimate he has made of the savings to his Office from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Office has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	218788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>I have made no estimate of the savings specific to my Office following the introduction of the electronic Q&amp;A system, but like other Whitehall Departments, I expect to see savings delivered through the more efficient use of staff time, including through the removal of the need to deliver paper copies of answers, as well as in the reduction of the overall use of paper and other resources.<br><br>My Office has introduced no additional ICT systems or improvements due to the implementation of electronic Q&amp;A.<br><br>One of the benefits of the new system is the possibility for the reporting of the timeliness of answers to Parliamentary Questions to be delivered with greater consistency and accuracy across all answering bodies.<br><br>It will be for the Procedure Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the new system in improving performance when it assesses the evidence following the end of the Session.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 18/12/2014 17:05:32 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

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 Dame Meg Hillier

447288

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2016
	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	Trident
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to his oral contribution of 21 January 2016, Official Report, column 1556, whether he has since been advised of the date on which the House will hold its debate on the maingate for the successor to the Trident programme.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	23832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Future business of the House will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 28/01/2016 17:11:55 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

155555

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	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	Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what total amount his Office spent on ministerial travel by (a) the Government Car and Despatch Agency and (b) other car hire in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	214280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The information on ministerial travel is published at:</p><p>(i) <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm</a></p><p>(ii) <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm</a></p><p>(iii) <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372</a></p><p>The information requested for other car hire is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 19/11/2014 12:03:39 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

424990

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2015
	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	Times of Sittings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if he will consult political parties on proposals to change the sitting days of the House during party conferences.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	14085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <p>The sitting days of the House are kept under review and I would welcome representations on the issue the hon. Gentleman raises, either from individual Members or political parties.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 06/11/2015 09:35:22 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

452102

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2016
	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	Times of Sittings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, when he plans to announce the parliamentary timetable for the rest of 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	26892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The Parliamentary timetable is subject to the progress of business and will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 22/02/2016 16:33:26 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

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

446590

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	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	Supply Estimates: Reform
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what progress the Government is making on reform of the Estimates process.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	903187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>Estimates are formal requests for authorisation of expenditure proposed to the House by the Government. Scrutiny of these, which are effectively departmental budgets, is undertaken in a variety of ways including debates selected by the Liaison Committee and it is open to select committees to examine these budgets.</p><p>The Procedure Committee has recently announced that it will examine the House’s procedures for examining the Estimates and the passing of legislation which authorises this expenditure through the Supply and Consideration Bill.</p><p>The Committee is accepting written submissions until 25 March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 21/01/2016 16:38:57 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

348404

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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	Speaker: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to change the rules for the election of the Speaker.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to bring forward proposals to change the rules for the election of the Speaker.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 08/06/2015 16:40:41 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn