Treasury: Written Questions
(asked on 9th December 2025) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by her Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) August 2025, (v) September 2025, (vi) October 2025 and (vii) November 2025.
The Government recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of written parliamentary questions (PQs).
The relevant data based on Treasury’s own case management system reporting is as follows:
Month | No. of Named Day PQs tabled | % of Named Day Answered On Time | No. of Ordinary Written PQs tabled | % of Ordinary Written Answered On Time |
May | 55 | 100% | 292 | 100% |
June | 118 | 100% | 301 | 99% |
July | 103 | 99% | 326 | 99% |
August | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
September | 74 | 95% | 419 | 95% |
October | 82 | 99% | 426 | 98% |
November | 163 | 96% | 448 | 94% |
The House of Commons Procedure Committee monitors departmental PQ performance and publishes a report of the government’s consolidated PQ data following the end of each session.