Readers may be interested in the following exchange at this morning's Questions to the Leader of the House:
25. Mr. David Jones (Clwyd, West) (Con): What assessment she has made of the completeness of information given in answers to parliamentary questions. [195469]
The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Helen Goodman): As I have stated in the past, the Leader of the House keeps the quality of Ministers’ answers to written parliamentary questions under continuous review.
Mr. Jones: On the assumption that every Whitehall Department has now abandoned the traffic light system that was formerly used to filter out embarrassing questions, will the hon. Lady confirm that she will use her good offices to urge the Treasury to provide me with an unambiguous answer to questions that I have tabled today about the use of No. 11 Downing street by charities, including the Smith Institute, rather than the obfuscatory ones that I have received hitherto?
Helen Goodman: As the hon. Gentleman is aware, all Ministers understand the importance of answering parliamentary questions fully, truthfully and in a timely manner. He has only just tabled those questions, so I am sure that he can expect an answer in accordance with the usual timetable.
So perhaps I will find out how many charities used 11 Downing Street, and on how many occasions!
Readers will be kept fully briefed.
25. Mr. David Jones (Clwyd, West) (Con): What assessment she has made of the completeness of information given in answers to parliamentary questions. [195469]
The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Helen Goodman): As I have stated in the past, the Leader of the House keeps the quality of Ministers’ answers to written parliamentary questions under continuous review.
Mr. Jones: On the assumption that every Whitehall Department has now abandoned the traffic light system that was formerly used to filter out embarrassing questions, will the hon. Lady confirm that she will use her good offices to urge the Treasury to provide me with an unambiguous answer to questions that I have tabled today about the use of No. 11 Downing street by charities, including the Smith Institute, rather than the obfuscatory ones that I have received hitherto?
Helen Goodman: As the hon. Gentleman is aware, all Ministers understand the importance of answering parliamentary questions fully, truthfully and in a timely manner. He has only just tabled those questions, so I am sure that he can expect an answer in accordance with the usual timetable.
So perhaps I will find out how many charities used 11 Downing Street, and on how many occasions!
Readers will be kept fully briefed.
4 comments:
I see the Labour PPC is on her first official trip today.
The local rag is turning up, on a bank holiday at that!
The Easter Bonnet's will be out in force!
It would also be interesting to know which of the 'political lobbying groups masquerading as charities' they were
Forget the question - we all know the answer anyway.
The police should be investigating this blatant tax evasion by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer
Smith Institute. Blatant misuse of their charitable status, with regard to the Labour Party oops the Government. Inquiry has - of course - disappeared into the ether. As befits our newly-acquired Banana Republic status.
Post a Comment