This flowchart outlines the process for a member's question in parliament, starting with the member submitting a question that is reviewed and either returned, edited, or published. If published, the question is then either answered during Question Time, becomes lost or dropped if not reached, or is unsuccessful if the problem is not resolved. The process is governed by parliamentary rules and procedures.

1. 1 month
passes...
Member tables
question
Question
returned to
Member
Problem
Carded
Discussion
/editing
“The Shuffle”
Minor editing
only
Readily
availabled
Rescue edit
Successful
Fatal flaw
Under the authority of
the Speaker...
Use and application of
rules, practice,
convention, Speaker’s
rulings, precedent,
parliamentary language,
House style, common
sense, judgement, Erskine
May, Google.
Unsuccessful
als
t or
Los
Member’s File
Production
Unit
Departments
Production
Unit
Publication in
“the Blues”
Ministers
Order Paper
Departments
Answer
Question not reached
Question Time
Answer