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<p>Guidance on responding to Parliamentary Questions, and details of ministerial responsibilities,
can be found on Gov.uk. This guidance states that Ministers must:</p><ol><li>Adhere
to the Ministerial Code</li><li>Give relevant information fully, as concisely as possible
and in accordance with guidance on disproportionate cost.</li><li>Not omit information
sought merely because disclosure could lead to political embarrassment or administrative
inconvenience.</li><li>Provide an explanation if it is concluded that information
should be withheld.</li><li>Take care to avoid answers which are literally true but
likely to give rise to misleading inferences.</li><li>Provide responses to answers
as follows:</li></ol><ul><li>Named Day – on the day specified</li><li>Ordinary Written
– within 5 working days</li><li>House of Lords Written – within 10 working days</li></ul>
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