Written Questions: Costs — Written Question

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51150 on Freedom of Information and Written Questions: Costs, what the notional hourly cost of civil service time when assessing a written parliamentary question

Answer

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

I refer the Member to my previous answer to PQ 51150. The cost limit is calculated at a flat rate of £25 per hour. The Guide to Parliamentary Work also makes reference to the Procedure Committee's advice that the threshold “be calculated only with regard ...

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