Friday, June 09, 2006
Answer the Question
Having found a few spare minutes outside Standing Committee A etc I managed to issue the papers for R v The Prime Minister ex parte Hemming yesterday.
So far the Cabinet Secretary, Prime Minister and Prime Minister's solicitors (Treasury Solicitors) have been unable to give a substantive response to my complaint that Ministers of the Crown don't answer questions. There are now very tight deadlines within which they are forced to provide a substantive response.
Judicial Review has two main stages. The first stage is to get "permission" for JR. This involves the papers being issued, served a response (ackknowledgement of service) from the other side and a desk consideration by the Judge. That can then be taken to a permission hearing if needed.
In this case the Speaker's Counsel is an "interested party" because of the issue relating to the 1688 Bill of Rights. However, the Speaker has the view that the content of questions is not a matter for him. posted by John Hemming ¶ 8:01 am
So far the Cabinet Secretary, Prime Minister and Prime Minister's solicitors (Treasury Solicitors) have been unable to give a substantive response to my complaint that Ministers of the Crown don't answer questions. There are now very tight deadlines within which they are forced to provide a substantive response.
Judicial Review has two main stages. The first stage is to get "permission" for JR. This involves the papers being issued, served a response (ackknowledgement of service) from the other side and a desk consideration by the Judge. That can then be taken to a permission hearing if needed.
In this case the Speaker's Counsel is an "interested party" because of the issue relating to the 1688 Bill of Rights. However, the Speaker has the view that the content of questions is not a matter for him. posted by John Hemming ¶ 8:01 am
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my complaint that Ministers of the Crown don't answer questions.
MPs are fairly good at this as well!
MPs are fairly good at this as well!
The costs are unclear. If the government give in straight away then it won't cost them anything.
Judicial Reviews are normally estimated at about 25K although my experience is that the figure is considerably less.
Judicial Reviews are normally estimated at about 25K although my experience is that the figure is considerably less.
So knowing how much this is going to cost the taxpayer such as people in your constituency, you're still going for it?
Why don't you just ask him at question time?
Why don't you just ask him at question time?
The JR is about questions that have been asked and not answered.
They have been asked verbally and in writing a number of times and still not answered.
They have been asked verbally and in writing a number of times and still not answered.
And I've just asked you a question and you have not answered it.
Why (now listen this time) not ask Tony Blair at Prime Ministers questions instead of wasting taxpayers money which the Lib Dems have criticised the Government for doing.
Or are you just trying to make a name for yourself in case of another leadership battle?
Why (now listen this time) not ask Tony Blair at Prime Ministers questions instead of wasting taxpayers money which the Lib Dems have criticised the Government for doing.
Or are you just trying to make a name for yourself in case of another leadership battle?
http://johnhemming.blogspot.com/2006/05/letter-to-tony-blair.html
The point is that they don't answer.
You can see Blair's response to my question of wednesday as a good example of this.
The point is that they don't answer.
You can see Blair's response to my question of wednesday as a good example of this.
A letter. You know full well what I'm talking about re Prime Ministers Questions. How can you have the nerve to attack this Government, albeit a useless bunch, over questions when you yourself won't give a straight answer?
I get about 1 shot at PMQ every year. Even then the question is not answered.
I can, however, ask a substantial number of written questions. They, however, are not answered properly.
Hence the reason for the JR.
That is exactly the answer to your question.
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I can, however, ask a substantial number of written questions. They, however, are not answered properly.
Hence the reason for the JR.
That is exactly the answer to your question.
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