Lord Grocott
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Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)
That probably goes beyond the Cabinet Manual point and may be more urgent. I will see what I can do for my noble friend.
Lord Grocott (Lab)
My Lords, did I hear from the Minister that she finds Questions very useful so far as the Government are concerned? Would she therefore welcome an extension of Question Time, to make us even more useful?
Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)
That matter would be beyond my responsibility. As I was speaking, I was thinking of the Written Questions I get and how they are often seen as a poor relation. However, in them I am asked about things I do not necessarily know about, and as a Minister I—perhaps curiously—find that useful. When at the Dispatch Box during Question Time, one often looks at the Clock, so one would have to look at it for longer.