Written Questions: Costs
Commons · Question 68540 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Leader of the House · Official record
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Leader of the House, if she will require Departments to publish an estimate of the cost of answering a Written Parliamentary Question in cases where disproportionate cost is cited as a reason for not providing a substantive answer.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Powell, 22 Jul 2025
It is a matter for individual departments to determine how to respond to parliamentary questions from Members. In responding to questions, Ministers should be as open as possible and provide helpful answers to Members.The Guide to Parliamentary Work (avai...