WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF OPINION TABLED ON 1/07/2013

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OPIN-2013-0208 Recognising the Value of Written Assembly Questions

Raised By:

Andrew RT Davies

Subscribers:

Suzy Davies 01/07/2013
Russell George 01/07/2013
Antoinette Sandbach 01/07/2013
Mohammad Asghar 02/07/2013
William Graham 02/07/2013
Mark Isherwood 02/07/2013
Nick Ramsay 02/07/2013
Janet Finch-Saunders 03/07/2013
Paul Davies 04/07/2013
Eluned Parrott 04/07/2013
Angela Burns 05/07/2013
Byron Davies 12/07/2013

Recognising the Value of Written Assembly Questions

The National Assembly for Wales:

Recognises the value of Written Assembly Questions as a tool for scrutiny, improving the transparency and accountability of Welsh Governance.

Notes with concern that a failure to respond appropriately to the substance and spirit of a Written Question has the potential to undermine public confidence in the openness of Welsh Government and bring the process into disrepute and;

Calls on Welsh Government Ministers to respect the system of Written Assembly Questions and to endeavour to provide prompt, open and substantive answers wherever possible.