HC Deb 16 December 1997 vol 303 c77W
Mr. Baker

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proposals he has to allow hon. Members to challenge a refusal by a Minister to provide the information requested by means of a written parliamentary question. [21168]

Dr. David Clark

Ministers are committed to answering parliamentary questions in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 19 March 1997. If a Member believes that he or she has not received a satisfactory answer to a question, it is open to him or her to challenge the relevant Minister on those grounds.