Ben Spencer MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

  • Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillLeader of the HouseTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30221More

    Question: To ask the Leader of the House, what steps she is taking to provide parliamentary scrutiny of Government involvement in amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill by hon. Members not on the bill committee.

    Answer: While the Government have a neutral position on the principles of the Bill, we have a responsibility to ensure that any Bill passed by the House is workable and operable. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed by the House at Second Readi...

    Answered 13 Feb 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Written QuestionsLeader of the HouseTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8887More

    Question: To ask the Leader of the House, how many and what proportion of (a) named day and (b) ordinary written parliamentary questions were answered within the response deadline by (i) Department and (ii) month since 4 July 2024.

    Answer: Data on response times to written parliamentary questions (PQs) is held by the House, not the government. PQs are an important part of the scrutiny of government and we are committed to ensuring that Members receive full and timely responses. In May 2024,...

    Answered 22 Oct 2024

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 2Cabinet Office2Department for Business and Trade: 3Department for Business and Trade3Department for Education: 18Department for Education18Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 4Department for Energy Security …4Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 31Department for Environment, Foo…31Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 78Department for Science, Innovat…78Department for Transport: 20Department for Transport20Department for Work and Pensions: 4Department for Work and Pensions4Department of Health and Social Care: 29Department of Health and Social…29Leader of the House: 2Leader of the House2Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 3Ministry of Housing, Communitie…3Ministry of Justice: 2Ministry of Justice2Treasury: 2Treasury2
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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office2
Department for Business and Trade3
Department for Education18
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero4
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs31
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology78
Department for Transport20
Department for Work and Pensions4
Department of Health and Social Care29
Leader of the House2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government3
Ministry of Justice2
Treasury2

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