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Oral question
A question put by an MP to a Government member during a sitting specifically organised for oral questions.
An oral question allows an MP to raise a defined public-policy issue directly with a minister. The MP presents the question, the minister answers and the procedure may permit a reply. The exchange is public and contributes to scrutiny but does not itself produce a vote.
An MP asks a minister in the chamber about the continuation of a local public service.
Not every oral question is part of the high-profile Questions to the Government session.
Oral exchange in a sitting
Attributed to an individual MP
No vote on the answer
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