Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's latest internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to Parliamentary Questions.
The Ministry of Justice’s internal guidance for answering parliamentary questions was updated and published on the Department’s intranet on 29th September 2014. I will send the hon. Member a copy and also arrange for it to be placed in the Libraries of the House.
In addition, the Cabinet Office has produced guidance for civil servants on drafting answers to parliamentary questions. This may be found on the gov.uk website at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance