On September 2, 2020 the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats notified that there will be no Question Hour during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which has been truncated to September 14-October in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Question Hour is the liveliest hour in Parliament. It is during this one hour that Members of Parliament ask questions of ministers and hold them accountable for the functioning of their ministries.
- The presiding officers of the two houses are the final authority with respect to the conduct of Question Hour.
- Usually Question Hour is the first hour of a parliamentary sitting, however, in 2014, Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari shifted Question Hour in the House from 11 am to 12 noon. The move was to prevent the disruption of Question Hour.
- Questions have to be limited to 150 words.
- It is the presiding officers of the two Houses who finally decide whether a question raised by an MP will be admitted for answering by the government.
- Question Hour in both Houses is held on all days of the session except on the President’s speech day and on Budget day.
Source: Indian Express
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