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Written question asked by Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Vadera (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 March 2009.


Petitions

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 27 February (WA 114), why the Department of Communities and Local Government does not keep a separate record of the number of petitions they receive, the text of them and the number of signatories; and why they do not publicise on their website details of the petitions they receive and the actions taken on them.
Answer

Although the department records the number of letters it receives, we do not count the number of petitions separately. The text of petitions and the number of signatures could only be provided at disproportionate cost, again because they are not stored separately from other forms of correspondence.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1895; 709 c27WA
Session
2008-09
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2009-0868
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Petitions
Friday, 27 February 2009
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Department for Communities and Local Government Petitions
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk