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Let the Speaker make Ministers answer questions that they have not answered.

Submitted on Tuesday 12th January 2016

Published on Wednesday 13th January 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 13th July 2016

Signatures: 1,902

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Ministers ~ Parliament

Petition Action

Let the Speaker make Ministers answer questions that they have not answered.

Petition Details

Give the Speaker of the House of Commons the powers to decide whether or not an answer given by a Minister in Parliament is acceptable and relevant, and to require them to provide a further response, if needed.

Additional Information

This petition is intended to improve the accountability of the Government of the day by ensuring that Ministers answer the questions put to them by MPs in the course of Parliamentary business and do not change the subject.


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