Written questions

Written Questions: Standards

Lords · Question HL11614 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Leader of the House of Lords · Official record

Answered 14 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno

To ask the Leader of the House whether audits are conducted by departments to assess the accuracy of answers given to Written Questions.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon, 14 Nov 2025

It is the responsibility for departmental Ministers to ensure that answers to written questions are accurate and address the question posed by the Peer. It is for each individual department to decide its approach to auditing responses. The Guide to Parlia...