Asked by: Alex Burghart (Conservative - Brentwood and Ongar)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, if he will take steps to re-establish a European Scrutiny Committee to scrutinise EU legislation that will apply to (a) the UK and (b) Great Britain.
Answered by Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
Any legislation made under the powers in the European Partnership Bill would be scrutinised by Parliament in the usual way.
We will work with Parliament on the arrangements for the scrutiny of any necessary legislation, and the agreement more broadly, as the negotiations progress.
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, whether he has had discussions with the Foreign Secretary on arrangements for a debate on the Gibraltar Treaty during the period of parliamentary scrutiny under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.
Answered by Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The Government’s commitment to holding debates during the process under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is subject to the request being made in a timely manner and parliamentary time being available.
There are of course other routes for Hon. Members to secure debates, and I note that there will be a Westminster Hall debate on Wednesday 8th July regarding the draft UK-EU Agreement on Gibraltar.
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, If he will issue guidance to Cabinet colleagues on not seeking to group questions for answer at Departmental question times.
Answered by Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The Guide to Parliamentary Work, published by my office, provides guidance for departments regarding the grouping of Oral Questions (paragraphs 80-86).
The Guide to Parliamentary Work can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work.
Asked by: Esther McVey (Conservative - Tatton)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, how many times he has responded to a written parliamentary question saying that the information is not held in 2026.
Answered by Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The information requested can be found at https://questions-statements.parliament.uk.
Asked by: Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat - Henley and Thame)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, what steps his Department is taking to support the timely scheduling of parliamentary business.
Answered by Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
I announce the forthcoming parliamentary business during the Business Question every Thursday, and endeavour to provide the House with as much notice as possible regarding the scheduling of future business.
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, if he will issue guidance to Cabinet colleagues on preventing the tabling of identical questions on the Order Paper for Departmental question times.
Answered by Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The rules and guidance on tabling questions are a matter for the House.
Asked by: Richard Holden (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, how much his Office has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design purchased was.
Answered by Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons has not incurred costs for lanyards since 4th July 2024.
Asked by: Richard Holden (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, what guidance he has given to Departments on disclosing information in answers to Parliamentary Questions which have been disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act.
Answered by Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The Guide to Parliamentary Work (available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work), published by my office, sets out the government's position regarding the relationship between the treatment of requests for information through parliamentary questions and the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000. Paragraph 221 states that “if information would be released under FOI, it would also be released in response to a WPQ”.
I have written to all Members of Cabinet and spoken with Departmental Parliamentary Clerks and Permanent Secretaries to remind departments and Ministers about the importance of providing full and helpful responses to WPQs - including their obligations to disclose information in WPQs that would be released under FOI.
In addition, the House of Commons Procedure Committee is conducting an inquiry into WPQs which is considering the interaction between WPQs and FOIs. I look forward to working with the Committee and giving oral evidence in due course.
As I have previously said, I encourage Hon. Members to raise any specific issues they may have with myself.
Asked by: Alex Burghart (Conservative - Brentwood and Ongar)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the King's Speech 2026: background briefing notes on the European Partnership Bill, published 13 May 2026, what steps he is taking to facilitate Parliamentary scrutiny of proposed secondary legislation on EU matters.
Answered by Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
Any legislation made under the powers in the European Partnership Bill will be scrutinised by Parliament in the usual way.
Asked by: Andrew Snowden (Conservative - Fylde)
Question to the Leader of the House:
To ask the Leader of the House, what mechanisms are available to members of the House of Commons to scrutinise Gordon Brown in his role as the Prime Minister’s Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation.
Answered by Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
Ministers have a duty to Parliament to account, and be held to account, for the policies, decisions and actions of their departments and agencies. Individual ministers are responsible and accountable to Parliament for the Direct Ministerial Appointments they make. Members have a number of mechanisms available to them to hold Ministers to account, such as oral and written questions and correspondence.