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1656969

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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, whether she has made an estimate of how many and what proportion of written questions from Hon and Rt hon. members have resulted in the Government (a) changing policy and (b) taking particular action in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	197229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally. Decisions on each policy area are a matter for individual Departments.</p><p>Written Parliamentary Questions and Early Day Motions are important ways in which MPs can hold the Government to account and scrutinise policy.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 197321 question first answered 07/09/2023 16:22:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1654387

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many and what proportion of written parliamentary questions have been carded by the Table Office in each of the last 12 months that the House was sitting.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The IT programmes used by the Table Office do not separately record the number or proportion of questions that have been carded. The information requested could only be established by going through each of the 62,668 questions tabled in the periods specified, which would incur disproportionate expense. However, the figures for 3 July 2023, given below, are likely to be representative:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Published unamended or with style edits</p></td><td><p>233 (78% of total processed)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Published having been carded and subsequently discussed with Member/Member’s office</p></td><td><p>28 (9%)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL PUBLISHED</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>261</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carded and not yet resolved/published</p></td><td><p>23 (8%)</p></td><td><p>Of which 5 information readily available, 4 duplicate question, 14 other reason</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carded and withdrawn</p></td><td><p>12 (4%)</p></td><td><p>Of which 1 information readily available, 5 duplicate question, 6 other reason</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Withdrawn for other reasons</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL PROCESSED</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>298</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Table Office can only put on to the Order Paper questions which comply with the rules of the House. Questions substantially the same as one already tabled are not published. If a question appears to be disorderly the Member is ‘carded’: asked to discuss with the Table Office how the question might be brought within the rules. The rules regarding questions are set out at 3.22 in Erskine May, which is available online: <a href="https://erskinemay.parliament.uk/section/4942/rules-of-order-regarding-form-and-contents-of-questions" target="_blank">Rules of order regarding form and contents of questions - Erskine May - UK Parliament</a></p><p>The Table Office also provides tailored briefing and coaching in drafting questions for Members and their staff.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 04/09/2023 19:07:44 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1465487

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of written questions sent to each Government department received a response citing disproportionate cost as grounds upon which not to provide a substantive answer in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021and (d) January-May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	7944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Details of responses to written parliamentary questions from other government departments are not recorded centrally by the Cabinet Office. All questions that received responses that cited disproportionate costs or information not being available in the format requested can be found publicly on the parliament.uk website and can be searched for within the years requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 7945 question first answered 06/06/2022 12:39:39 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1465498

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of written questions to each Government department received the response that information was not available in the format requested in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) January to May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	7945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Details of responses to written parliamentary questions from other government departments are not recorded centrally by the Cabinet Office. All questions that received responses that cited disproportionate costs or information not being available in the format requested can be found publicly on the parliament.uk website and can be searched for within the years requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 7944 question first answered 06/06/2022 12:39:39 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

872746

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a ranked list of Departments in order of the proportion of Named Day Questions which they answered on that Named Day excluding holding answers in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	134559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Commons Procedure Committee monitors performance on departments’ response rates to Parliamentary Questions and publishes results on a sessional basis. The latest report for Session 2016-17 was published on the Committee’s website on 15<sup>th</sup> December 2017. Similar reports are available for previous Sessions.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/04/2018 09:36:17 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

663048

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2016 to Question 51658, when he expects the UK Statistics Authority to place its additional analysis in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	58421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/01/2017 16:12:29 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name CO-DC00-PRN01_Rayhan Ali_4231_001.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ58421
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

626502

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has given to other government departments on answering Written Parliamentary Questions using a reference to the gov.uk website without referring hon. Members to a specific page where the information sought can be found.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	51397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>Ministers are responsible for the answers they give to Parliamentary questions. As explained within the Guidance on Drafting Answers to Parliamentary Questions, it is the Minister’s right and responsibility to decide on how to fulfil their obligations as set out within the Ministerial Code. Each Department is responsible for issuing their own guidance to employees on the Departmental requirements for answers to Parliamentary Questions.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 04/11/2016 11:45:05 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

582449

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to update the guidance issued to Government departments on drafting answers to parliamentary questions.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	46275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>Ministers are responsible for the answers they give to Parliamentary questions. The practice of providing links or references to published material is long standing. There are currently no plans to update the Guidance to Departments on drafting answers to Parliamentary questions given it was previously updated in the last Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 46277 question first answered 19/09/2016 15:24:39 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

582452

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that parliamentary questions are answered in full where the requested information is already available.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	46277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>Ministers are responsible for the answers they give to Parliamentary questions. The practice of providing links or references to published material is long standing. There are currently no plans to update the Guidance to Departments on drafting answers to Parliamentary questions given it was previously updated in the last Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 46275 question first answered 19/09/2016 15:24:39 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

479246

registered interest
date	16/03/2016
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	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how many and what proportion of each Department's Named Day Questions have been answered on the named day in the most recent period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	31335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The last submission from the Government on Parliamentary Written Questions performance was sent to the Procedure Committee on 4 November 2015 and covered the 2014-2015 Parliamentary Session. It is available at <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/procedure/Letter-fro.pdf!docid=2617780!.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/procedure/Letter-fro.pdf!docid=2617780!.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 21/03/2016 17:53:57 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Lord Grayling
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan