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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

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

754859

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	Bills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, when the Government plans to publish the draft Bills outlined in the Queen's Speech.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	6750
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 noted that additional bills will be announced as the session progresses. The timescales for forthcoming bills and draft bills will be announced in the usual manner in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:31:08 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith