{"value":{"id":1359244,"askingMemberId":4799,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-10-15T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-10-19T00:00:00","uin":"56265","questionText":"To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions Queen's Consent has been sought by each Department since 2010.","answeringBodyId":53,"answeringBodyName":"Cabinet Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4116,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-10-25T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Queen's consent is a very long-standing convention and a requirement of the Parliamentary process where proposed legislation may affect Crown interests, including personal property and personal interests of the Monarch.</p><p>It is for the House Authorities to determine whether a Bill requires Queen’s consent. Where this is determined to be the case, consent is routinely sought by the Government and agreed by the Monarch as a matter of course.</p><p>Consent to Bills has never been refused by the Monarch in modern times and legislation is not amended in order to ensure Queen’s Consent.</p><p>Once granted, Queen’s Consent will be signified at Third Reading of the bill in each House. The hon. Member can ascertain such occasions from reviewing the Official Report.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Queen's Consent","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1359244","method":"GET"}]}