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starred question
starred question n. Politics (a) British (in the House of Lords) any of a small number of questions, marked with an asterisk in the order paper, which are asked and answered orally at the beginning of a sitting (now more formally called oral question); (b) (in either House of the Indian Parliament) a question tabled to be answered orally on the floor of the House, during the daily Question Hour set aside for this purpose.In quot. 1902 with reference to the House of Commons, probably not as a fixed collocation.
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1902 Parl. Deb. (Electronic ed.) 4th Ser. 109 1397 Whether, if an hon. Member puts down a Question and by starring it thereby indicates that he requires a verbal answer to it, and it is not reached by five minutes to three, he is precluded from putting down that question as a starred Question for any other day?
1919 Hansard Lords (Electronic ed.) 15 Apr. 357 The noble Earl, I understood, said that the idea of the Starred Question should be tried as an experiment.
1921 Times of India 28 Sept. 10/6 The Legislative Assembly met to-day to transact non-official business. Two starred questions were answered.
1997 S. G. Deogaonkar Parl. Syst. India ii. 85 Postponement of a Starred Question printed in the list of Starred Questions on the ground that the Ministry has not been able to collect information.
2014 L. Zetter Lobbying (ed. 3) 4.4.6 There are up to four starred questions each sitting day, although (as with the Commons) if there is a Friday sitting oral questions are dispensed with. They are chosen by ballot.
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