House of Commons Commission written question – answered at on 1 June 2026.
Kevin Hollinrake
Party Chair, Conservative Party, Shadow Minister without Portfolio
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120969 on Written Questions, if the Commission will publish a copy of the Table Office’s internal guidance on written questions.
Nick Smith
Chair, Administration Committee, Chair, Administration Committee
It would not be appropriate to publish internal guidance documents which contain comments and track changes capturing the evolving approach to editing questions. There are many sources of guidance on the rules of order for written questions that are already published online. These include the Rules of Order in Chapter 22 of Erskine May as well as guidance on Questions and more detail on the Rules for Questions in the MPs’ Guide to Procedure. For those on the parliamentary network, there is further guidance and training material available on ParliNet. The Head of the Office meets regularly with Members seeking advice on Questions and is happy to meet with any Members who want to discuss any specific concerns or general practice in relation to written questions.
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