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), whether they will introduce to the Department of Communities and Local Government the proposals set out for local authorities in Part 1 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill to notify a petition organiser in writing of what steps the department has taken or proposes to take in response to the petition and its reasons for doing so.

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: 1896; 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