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754866

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	e-petitions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the e-petitions system; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The new e-petitions system has been running for over two years now and the Government is pleased with the level of engagement that it has prompted among the public.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Parliamentary e-petitions site is jointly owned by the Government and the House of Commons, therefore any assessment of potential changes to the system would have to be agreed between the Government and the House. Individual Departments are responsible for the content and timeliness of responses to e-petitions and the Leader's office has general Government oversight of e-petitions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:30:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

756544

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	e-petitions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, for what reasons petitions on the e-petitions website were not carried over from the beginning of purdah on 3 May 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The new Petitions Committee will consider petitions which reached the 100,000 threshold for debate as soon as it is set up.</p><p> </p><p>As the petitions system is part of the official work of Parliament, it stops when Parliament dissolves. This applies not just to petitions but also to other kinds of business, such as parliamentary questions and early day motions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:28:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

756545

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	e-petitions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how many times the e-petitions website was visited between 3 May 2017 to 4 September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>In the period of 3 May 2017 to 4 September 2017 the e-petitions website was visited 1,000,647 times.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:28:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

754864

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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 of Commons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the current sitting times in the House of Commons; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>Sitting times are decided by the House. They are regularly reviewed by the Procedure Committee and decisions are made based on the options recommended.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:30:19 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

754194

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	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	Short Money
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if she will amend the Resolution on Short Money to support independent members of Parliament who have sworn the oath; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	6154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>Short Money is funding to assist an opposition party in carrying out its Parliamentary business.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under the resolution of the House of 26 May 1999, financial assistance is not provided to independent Members of Parliament.</p><p>It is the Government’s view that this issue of Short Money for independent Members of Parliament is primarily a matter for the House itself to resolve.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:29:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

754865

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Oral Questions: Westminster Hall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if she will bring forward proposals for cross-cutting questions to be taken in Westminster Hall.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to bring forward proposals for cross-cutting questions to be taken in Westminster Hall.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:30:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

754862

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Ministerial Statements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what discussions she has had with Ministers on the timely delivery of copies of Oral Statements to the Official Opposition.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>It is important for members of the Opposition to have advance notice of statements and Ministers try to ensure as far as possible that Opposition members have the chance to see statements at the earliest possible opportunity.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:31:52 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

754867

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Legislation: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what plans she has for the parliamentary scrutiny of draft legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has set out an ambitious programme of 27 bills and drafts bills and will ensure that Parliament will be able to perform its scrutiny function in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:29:53 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

754860

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Leader of the House of Commons: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how many vacant posts there were in her Office on 24 July (a) 2017, (b) 2016, (c) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office hold quarterly returns on staffing. On 30 June 2017 there were no vacancies recorded in the office. Unfortunately we do not hold information from previous years.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:30:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

754861

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Leader of the House of Commons: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if she will publish the Ministerial responsibilities of the Ministers in her office.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>This information is held publicly on the Gov.uk website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/leader-of-the-house-of-commons" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/leader-of-the-house-of-commons</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:30:45 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith