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While oral questions are posed without notice on matters deemed to be of an urgent nature, written questions are placed after notice on the Order Paper with the intent of seeking from the Ministry detailed, lengthy or technical information relating to “public affairs”.[176] Forty‑eight hours’ written notice is required before a question may be placed on the Order Paper.[177] Members are allowed a maximum of four questions on the Order Paper at any one time.[178] A Member may indicate that he or she wishes to receive an oral reply to a question during Routine Proceedings by marking the written question with an asterisk at the time it is submitted.[179] Questions so designated are known as “starred questions”, and Members are permitted a maximum of three starred questions out of the allowed four at any one time.[180] Members may also request that the Ministry respond within 45 calendar days, generally by adding a sentence to that effect either before or after the text of the question, or by so indicating to the Clerk when submitting the question.[181] All questions are assigned a number when they are submitted.
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