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...