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Public Administration Committee Publications

Public Administration - Ninth Report

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 18 July 2002.


CONTENTS

  

REPORT

Introduction

An Instrument of Accountability

Parliamentary Questions

Ministers' Refusal to Answer Written Questions

Guidance for Officials in Drafting Answers to Parliamentary Questions

Evidence from Departments

Citing the Relevant Exemption

The Continuing Dissatisfaction of Members

The Influence of Commercial Confidentiality

The Quality of Responses

Other Developments

Events at the Department of Health

The Cost of Parliamentary Questions

Departmental Guidance

Conclusions

LIST OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

LIST OF REPORTS

LAST PARLIAMENT 1997-2001

CURRENT PARLIAMENT 2001-02

APPENDIX 1

Letter from the Principal Clerk, The Table Office

Pattern of Answers List 1999-2000

APPENDIX 2

Letters from the Clerk, Public Administration Select Committee

List of Memoranda

Departmental replies

APPENDIX 3

Letters from the Rt Hon Frank Field, MP

Letter from Peter Ainsworth, MP

Letter from Norman Baker, MP

Letter from Cheryl Gillan, MP

Questions from Tony Wright, MP

 


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