How to find Parliamentary Questions on

www.parliament.uk

Nerys Davies

House of Commons – Oral Parliamentary Questions

• Oral Parliamentary Questions for a future day can be found in the Question Book

• On the day of the question time they are listed in the ‘Business Today’ section of Order Paper

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/agenda-and-order-of-business/ http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/question-book/

House of Lords – Oral Parliamentary Questions

• The questions are listed in the business papers of the House of Lords

• This document also includes future questions

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/lords/lords-business/

Oral Parliamentary Questions

• Oral answers can be found in Hansard

• Separate for the Lords and the Commons

• Updated by next morning when the House is sitting

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/by-date/http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/lords/by-date/

Houses of Parliament – Questions for Written Answer

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/

House of Commons Library

• The House of Commons library briefings offer impartial analysis and statistical data

http://www.parliament.uk/commons-library • Legislation briefings are on the bills pages• Also a commons library blog for recent papershttp://commonslibraryblog.com/