单词 | parliamentary question |
释义 | > as lemmasparliamentary question d. British, Australian, and New Zealand. A formal or procedural request for information from a Government Minister; more fully parliamentary question. Cf. question time n. at Compounds 4. ΚΠ 1840 Times 26 Aug. 4/3 The Earl of Haddington put certain questions in the House of Lords to the Marquis of Normandy, now, by evil fortune, the Queen's Secretary of State for the Home Department. 1867 Morning Star 28 Jan. If you put a question in the House of Commons you cannot have a debate. 1876 A. Trollope Prime Minister III. xi. 188 Mr. Slide knew very well what ought to be the next step. Proper notice should be given and a question should be asked in Parliament. 1905 Hansard Commons 16 May 500 In reply to the Question of the hon. Member for Waterford, I have to ask him to communicate with my right hon. friend. 1956 P. Howarth Questions in House i. 17 Apart from the procedural reasons, there were also reasons of a political or a constitutional nature why the custom of asking parliamentary questions developed slowly. 1970 C. A. Hughes Govt. Qld. (1980) 144 In all Parliaments..questions referred to by members as ‘Dorothy Dixers’ are part of the establishment. 1997 A. Barnett This Time vii. 236 The way in which questions are answered in Parliament tends to be something of an art form rather than a means of communication. < as lemmas |
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