Viscount Thurso corrected the Commons record on Written Questions

22 November 2012 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · House of Commons Commission

Viscount Thurso made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 22 November 2012. The correction replaced 2 figures (329, 410) with 2 figures (285, 346). Altogether 10 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many questions for written answer were tabled on average per day, including non-sitting days, in the period (a) 25 May 2010 to 21 October 2011 and (b) 22 November 2011 to 17 September 2012. Letter of correction from John Thurso: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Vale of Clwyd (Chris Ruane) on 16 October 2012. The full answer given was as follows:

Original and corrected words

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Original	Corrected
The information requested is as follows: (a) The number of questions for written answer tabled in the period 25 May 2010 to 21 October 2011 (including those tabled on non-sitting days) was ~~410~~ per sitting day. (b) The number of questions for written answer tabled in the period 22 November 2011 to 17 September 2012 (including those tabled on non-sitting days) was ~~329~~ per sitting day. Questions tabled on sitting and non-sitting days cannot be readily distinguished. ~~The correct answer should have been:~~	The information requested is as follows: (a) The number of questions for written answer tabled in the period 25 May 2010 to 21 October 2011 (including those tabled on non-sitting days) was 346 per sitting day. (b) The number of questions for written answer tabled in the period 22 November 2011 to 17 September 2012 (including those tabled on non-sitting days) was 285 per sitting day. Questions tabled on sitting and non-sitting days cannot be readily distinguished.

Original

Corrected

The information requested is as follows:
(a) The number of questions for written answer tabled in the period 25 May 2010 to 21 October 2011 (including those tabled on non-sitting days) was ~~410~~ per sitting day.
(b) The number of questions for written answer tabled in the period 22 November 2011 to 17 September 2012 (including those tabled on non-sitting days) was ~~329~~ per sitting day.
Questions tabled on sitting and non-sitting days cannot be readily distinguished.
~~The correct answer should have been:~~

The information requested is as follows:
(a) The number of questions for written answer tabled in the period 25 May 2010 to 21 October 2011 (including those tabled on non-sitting days) was 346 per sitting day.
(b) The number of questions for written answer tabled in the period 22 November 2011 to 17 September 2012 (including those tabled on non-sitting days) was 285 per sitting day.
Questions tabled on sitting and non-sitting days cannot be readily distinguished.

The correction in Hansard.

Receipt

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Date read	15 October 2026
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