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What happens to unanswered PQs when Parliament is prorogued?
Added 29 November 2004
updated 1 December 2004
updated 9 December 2004
Unfortunately, under the new system, the questions are discarded, so if the Member still requires an answer, s/he will have to resubmit the question.
According to The Guardian, there are hundreds of questions which remain unanswered, some of them after eleven months.
Read the full article here: http://politics.guardian.co.uk/commons/story/0,9061,1361713,00.html
Update : 9 December 2004
Thanks to Dr. David Lowry for informing us that the unabridged version of this article is now available at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,1361577,00.html
Update : 1 December 2004
On 30 November 2004, The Leader of The House was asked various questions in relation to MPs' requests to be able to as PQs during Recess. Read the questions and their responses here:
