Procedure Committee: Written Parliamentary Questions
Committee hears from witnesses
The Procedure Committee is conducting oral evidence sessions on Written Parliamentary Questions (WPQs), a core mechanism by which MPs hold government accountable. This inquiry examines how the system functions, its effectiveness, and potential improvements to this fundamental parliamentary procedure.
This is a procedural review of how MPs scrutinise government through written questions. While procedural in nature, it affects parliamentary accountability and government transparency—key mechanisms for representative democracy. Changes could impact how effectively backbenchers, opposition parties, and the public can extract information from departments.
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