Rules of order regarding form and contents of questions - Erskine May - UK Parliament<\/a><\/p>The Table Office also provides tailored briefing and coaching in drafting questions for Members and their staff.<\/p>"}
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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>"}
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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>"}
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As Leader of the House I take very seriously the responsibility incumbent on all Ministers to provide full, timely and comprehensive answers to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs). My office works closely with all departmental Parliamentary teams to help provide advice on what is expected of them in providing such answers.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p>Ministers are also reminded regularly of the importance of their obligations to the House.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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As of 30th July, there have been 7,372 QWAs tabled this session in comparison, a total of 6,266 QWAs were tabled in the whole of 2019. All departments have been working extremely hard in difficult and unprecedented circumstances. My office is in regular contact with departments about late responses. Additionally, I remind my ministerial colleagues of the need to provide timely answers to written questions and have received assurances that any backlogs are being worked through. <\/strong><\/p>"}
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The information requested in the Parliamentary Questions HL2127, HL2128, HL2129, HL2130, HL2131 and HL2132 remains a policy in development. Parliament will be updated in due course in the usual manner as the policy, and its delivery, progresses.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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