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Written Questions: Standards

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeHouse of Commons CommissionTabled Answered 14 April 2026UIN 123792

The question

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many times the Government has failed to answer a named day written parliamentary question on time during this session for which the latest data is available.

Answered by Nick Smith

The Procedure Committee takes the lead in the monitoring of Government responses to written parliamentary questions, including the timeliness of responses to named day questions. The Committee is currently analysing departments’ performance in responding to written parliamentary questions during the current session and will publish its report containing the relevant data in due course.

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