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Questions for Written Answer: Guidance to Civil Servants

Volume 702: debated on Wednesday 4 June 2008

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Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the most recent guidance that has been issued to civil servants by the Attorney-General's Office on the drafting of Answers to Questions for Written Answer in the House of Lords. [HL3511]

The Attorney-General
(Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

Cabinet Office guidance for civil servants on drafting Answers to Parliamentary Questions was published in February 2005. A copy of the guidance is in the Library of the House. It can also be found on the Cabinet Office website at www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/propriety_and_ethics/civil_service/pq_guidance.aspx.