L1162011EN110120110505EN0001.0003811811<TI><P>ANNEX III</P></TI><TI><P><HT TYPE="BOLD">GUIDELINES FOR QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER UNDER RULES 117 AND 118</HT></P></TI>1.Questions for written answer shall:

clearly specify the addressee to whom they are to be transmitted through the usual interinstitutional channels,

fall within the competence and sphere of responsibility of the addressee and be of general interest,

be concise and contain an understandable interrogation,

not contain offensive language,

not relate to strictly personal matters.

2.If a question does not comply with these guidelines, the Secretariat shall provide the author with advice on how the question may be drafted in order to be admissible.3.If an identical or similar question has been put and answered during the preceding 6 months, or to the extent that a question merely seeks information on the follow-up to a specific resolution of Parliament of a kind which the Commission has already provided in a written follow-up communication, the Secretariat shall transmit a copy of the previous question and answer to the author. The renewed question shall not be forwarded to the addressee unless the author invokes new significant developments or is seeking further information.4.If a question seeks factual or statistical information that is already available to Parliament’s library, the latter shall inform the Member, who may withdraw the question.5.Questions concerning related matters may be answered together.