Question and answer ontology

IRI:
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
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Table of Contents

  1. Classes
  2. Object Properties
  3. Data Properties
  4. Namespace Declarations

Classes

Answerc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/Answer

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
An answer to a question given by a Member, usually a Minister, on behalf of an answering body.
has super-classes
Pursuable thingc
has sub-classes
Delegated answerc
is in domain of
Answer textdp, Answer toop, Answered byop, From answering bodyop, Has answer typeop, Is answer oraldp, Refers to Library depositop, Refers to previous answerop, Replaces answerop
is in range of
Attached toop, Refers to previous answerop, Replaces answerop

Answer expected as changec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/AnswerExpectedAsChange

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
In the House of Commons, the change from an expectation of an oral answer to an expectation of a written answer. The change of expectation may be because the Member tabling the question is unable to attend the Chamber at the time the question was due to be answered, or because a question may be due in the Chamber but may not be reached because the allocated time runs out. In the case of a Member not being present, they may either withdraw or unstar the question. Unstarring removes the question from the Order Paper and changes the form of the answer expected to written. When a question is not reached, the question is given a written answer unless the Member withdraws the question. In the House of Lords, a different Member attends the Chamber and asks the question on the tabling Member's behalf when the tabling Member cannot attend. There is no requirement for unstarring. In the House of Lords, questions tabled in expectation of an oral answer are always reached. There is no requirement for handling questions not reached.
is in domain of
Changed fromop, Changed toop, Has change reasonop

Answer expected as change reasonc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/AnswerExpectedAsChangeReason

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
The reason, being either unstarred or not reached, for a change in the expected form of an answer.
is in range of
Has change reasonop

Answer expected with formc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/AnswerExpectedWithForm

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
A time-bound means of defining the form of answer expected for a question, being oral or written. In the House of Commons, a question tabled in expectation of an oral answer may change to a question in expectation of a written answer - and would have two Answer Expected As relationships: one for the first period when the form of answer expected is oral and one for the second period when the form of answer expected is written.
is in domain of
Has form of answerop
is in range of
Answer expected asop, Changed fromop, Changed toop

Answer typec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/AnswerType

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
The type of a given answer - being a dissolution answer, a prorogation answer, a holding answer, a substantive answer or a substantive answer as corrected.
is in range of
Has answer typeop

Answering bodyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/AnsweringBody

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
A body of whom Members can ask questions. In the House of Commons this may be a government department, a Parliamentary body or a body external to Parliament, for example: the House of Commons Commission or Church Commissioners. In the House of Lords, questions are addressed to Her Majesty's Government rather than to a department or body. In the House of Lords, the Table Office assigns written and private notice questions to an answering body. For questions in expectation of an oral answer, no assignment takes place.
has super-classes
Organisation accountable to Parliamentc
is in range of
Allocated toop, From answering bodyop

Answering body allocationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/AnsweringBodyAllocation

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
An allocation to the answering body to which a question is directed, either at tabling or when asked in the House. The allocation to an answering body may change over time, if an answering body transfers responsibility to another answering body.
is in domain of
Allocated toop
is in range of
Allocationop, Ends allocationop, Starts allocationop

Business questionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/BusinessQuestion

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Business questions are a means by which Members of the House of Commons may ask the Leader of the House about forthcoming business. Both question and answer will be spoken in the Chamber.
has super-classes
Questionc

Delegated answerc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/DelegatedAnswer

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
A written answer containing material contributed by an organisation to which the answering body delegates responsibility for the provision of information necessary to answer the question, for example: an answer provided by the Cabinet Office, containing material contributed by the UK Statistics Authority.
has super-classes
Answerc
is in domain of
Delegated toop

Delegated answer bodyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/DelegatedAnswerBody

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
An organisation that may provide an answering body with information necessary to answer a question allocated to that answering body.
is in range of
Delegated toop

Documentc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/Document

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
A document.
is in domain of
Attached toop

Form of answerc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/FormOfAnswer

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
The form in which an answer is given, being either oral or written.
is in range of
Has form of answerop

Incumbencyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/Incumbency

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
The holding of a position by a person, including the time period for which this was the case. For example, Philip Hammond holding the position of Foreign Secretary between two dates.
is in range of
Answered byop, Asked byop

Library depositc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/LibraryDeposit

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
A paper or set of papers placed by a Minister, or the Speaker, or the Lord Speaker, in the Library of either House, or in both.
is in range of
Refers to Library depositop

Organisation accountable to Parliamentc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/OrganisationAccountableToParliament

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
An organisation accountable to Parliament: being a Government department, a Government organisation, a non-governmental organisation with a duty to answer questions or an organisation with a duty to lay papers.
has sub-classes
Answering bodyc

Parliamentary questionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/ParliamentaryQuestion

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Parliamentary questions - often referred to as PQs - are a means by which Members may seek information from an answering body, or ask a Secretary of State to take a particular action. They are usually asked of a Minister in a Government department, though questions can be asked of Members representing non-departmental bodies, for example: Church Commissioners. Parliamentary questions can be asked in expectation of either a written or an oral answer, spoken by a Member in the Chamber. Parliamentary questions are tabled in the Table Office of the Lords or the Commons.
has super-classes
Questionc
is in domain of
Date for answerdp, Is date for answer nameddp, Is question substantivedp

Pursuable thingc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/PursuableThing

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
A thing being cited in a question. The question is asked as a follow up to the pursuable thing, for example: pursuant to a previous answer or a ministerial statement.
has sub-classes
Answerc
is in range of
Pursuant toop

Questionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/Question

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
A question may be an oral or written parliamentary question, an urgent - or private notice - question or a business question. A question is asked by a Member of a House of an answering body.
has sub-classes
Business questionc, Parliamentary questionc, Urgent questionc
is in domain of
Allocationop, Answer expected asop, Asked byop, Heading textdp, Is interest declareddp, Pursuant toop, Question textdp
is in range of
Answer toop

Transferralc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/Transferral

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
The act of one answering body transferring responsibility for answering a question to another answering body.
is in domain of
Ends allocationop, Starts allocationop

Urgent questionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/UrgentQuestion

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Urgent questions are a means by which Members of the House of Commons may ask a Minister a question which the Member considers requires an immediate answer. In the House of Lords such questions are referred to as private notice questions. Urgent questions and private notice questions are applied for to the Speaker or the Lord Speaker rather than being tabled in the Table Office: the text of an urgent question or a private notice question does not appear on the Order Paper. A debate in the Chamber takes place if an application is granted.
has super-classes
Questionc

Object Properties

Allocated toop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/allocatedTo

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates the allocation of a question to an answering body to that answering body. An allocation is always to one answering body. An answering body may have many allocations.
has domain
Answering body allocationc
has range
Answering bodyc

Allocationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/allocation

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates a question to the allocation of that question to an answering body. A question will have one allocation at any one time but may have more than one allocation over time. An allocation is always of one question.
has domain
Questionc
has range
Answering body allocationc

Answer expected asop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/answerExpectedAs

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates a question to the expectation of the form of answer to that question, over a period of time, being oral or written. In the House of Lords, a question has one form of answer expected.In the House of Commons, a question being tabled in expectation of a written answer has one form of answer expected.In the House of Commons, a question being tabled in expectation of an oral answer may have two forms of answer expected over different periods of time, should the question be unstarred or not reached.
has domain
Questionc
has range
Answer expected with formc

Answer toop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/answerTo

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates an answer to the question or questions it answers. An answering body may group questions for answer, in order to provide one answer in response to that group of questions. A question may have one or more answers provided over time, for example: a holding answer may be replaced by a substantive answer which may then be in receipt of a correcting answer.
has domain
Answerc
has range
Questionc

Answered byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/answeredBy

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates an answer to an incumbency of the person providing the answer. Answers are provided by a person incumbent in a position in government or in a non-departmental answering body with a duty to answer parliamentary questions. For questions in receipt of an oral answer in the House of Lords, this may be the incumbency held by a person in a position as a government whip. [February 2022] Data for questions and answers identifies the Member providing the answer, but not the incumbency in a position with a duty to provide an answer. For this reason, we may need to fall back on pointing to a House seat incumbency.
has domain
Answerc
has range
Incumbencyc

Asked byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/askedBy

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates a question to an incumbency of the person asking the question. A Member in the House of Lords tabling a question in expectation of an oral answer may nominate another Member to be present in the Chamber to receive the answer.
has domain
Questionc
has range
Incumbencyc

Attached toop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/attachedTo

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates a document to the written answer the document is attached to. A written answer may have one or more attached documents, or none.
has domain
Documentc
has range
Answerc

Changed fromop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/changedFrom

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates a change in the form of answer expected to the expectation prior to that change.
has domain
Answer expected as changec
has range
Answer expected with formc

Changed toop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/changedTo

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates a change in the form of answer expected to the expectation subsequent to that change.
has domain
Answer expected as changec
has range
Answer expected with formc

Delegated toop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/delegatedTo

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates a delegated answer to the delegated answer body that contributed material to that answer. An answer is delegated to one or more delegated answer bodies, or none.
has domain
Delegated answerc
has range
Delegated answer bodyc

Ends allocationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/endsAllocation

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates an act of transferral to the answering body allocation ended by that transferral. A transferral always ends one allocation. An allocation may be ended by one transferral, or none.
has domain
Transferralc
has range
Answering body allocationc

From answering bodyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/fromAnsweringBody

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates an answer to the answering body that provided it. An answer is provided by one answering body.
has domain
Answerc
has range
Answering bodyc

Has answer typeop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/hasAnswerType

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates an answer to its type - being a holding answer, a substantive answer, a corrected answer, a prorogation answer or a dissolution answer. An answer has one answer type.
has domain
Answerc
has range
Answer typec

Has change reasonop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/hasChangeReason

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates a change in the form of answer expected to the reason for that change.
has domain
Answer expected as changec
has range
Answer expected as change reasonc

Has form of answerop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/hasFormOfAnswer

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates the form an answer is expected to take - from a date - to the name of that form.
has domain
Answer expected with formc
has range
Form of answerc

Pursuant toop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/pursuantTo

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates a question to an item of parliamentary business cited in that question.
has domain
Questionc
has range
Pursuable thingc

Refers to Library depositop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/refersToLibraryDeposit

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates an answer to a Library deposit, where that answer includes a statement that papers have been or will be deposited in the Library of either House. An answer may refer to one or more Library deposits, or none. A Library deposit may be referred to by one or more questions, or none.
has domain
Answerc
has range
Library depositc

Refers to previous answerop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/refersToPreviousAnswer

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates an answer to an answer given earlier. The reference may be given in the form: 'I refer the honourable X to the answer given ...' An answer may refer to one or more answers given earlier, or none. An answer given earlier may be referred to by one or more subsequent answers, or none.
has domain
Answerc
has range
Answerc

Replaces answerop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/replacesAnswer

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates an answer to an answer given earlier to the same question, for example: a substantive answer replacing a holding answer, a corrected answer replacing a substantive answer or a further corrected answer replacing an earlier corrected answer. An answer is replaced by one answer, or none. A replacing answer replaces one answer.
has domain
Answerc
has range
Answerc

Starts allocationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/startsAllocation

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates an act of transferral to the answering body allocation started by that transferral. A transferral always starts one allocation. An allocation may be started by one transferral, or none.
has domain
Transferralc
has range
Answering body allocationc

Data Properties

Answer textdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/answerText

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates an answer to its text.
has domain
Answerc
has range
lang string

Date for answerdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/dateForAnswer

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates a to the date by which an answer is expected. Ordinary written questions are expected to be answered within seven working days of tabling. A Member may table a named day question in order to have that question answered by that particular day.
has domain
Parliamentary questionc
has range
date

Heading textdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/headingText

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates a question to its heading text. For a written parliamentary question this is supplied by the Indexing and Data Management Section in the House of Commons Library. For an oral parliamentary question this is supplied by Lords or Commons Hansard.
has domain
Questionc
has range
lang string

Is answer oraldp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/isAnswerOral

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Used to record if the answer is given orally in the Chamber of either House. If true, the answer is oral. If false, the answer is written. The distinction between oral and written answers applies to those given to parliamentary questions. All other answers - for example: to business questions - are oral.
has domain
Answerc
has range
boolean

Is date for answer nameddp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/isDateForAnswerNamed

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Used to record whether the date for answer was named by the Member when the question was tabled. Named day questions are only tabled in the House of Commons. The date named must be at least three days after the tabling date.
has domain
Parliamentary questionc
has range
boolean

Is interest declareddp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/isInterestDeclared

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Used to record whether a Member asking a question has declared that they have an interest which they consider relevant to the subject matter of that question.
has domain
Questionc
has range
boolean

Is question substantivedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/isQuestionSubstantive

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Used to record if a question tabled in expectation of an oral answer is substantive. A question tabled for the Prime Minister or as a topical question in the House of Commons may not be substantive - for example: 'If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 June' - after which the asking Member may ask a supplementary question. A question which is not substantive is a means by which a Member may ask supplementary questions on a topical subject, without notice.
has domain
Parliamentary questionc
has range
boolean

Question textdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/questionText

is defined by
http://parliament.uk/ontologies/question-and-answer/
Relates a question to its text.
has domain
Questionc
has range
lang string

Namespace Declarations back to ToC

dc
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
foaf
http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/
owl
http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#
question-and-answer
https://ukparliament.github.io/ontologies/question-and-answer/
rdf
http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
rdfs
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
xmlschema
http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#

This HTML document was obtained by processing the OWL ontology source code through LODE, Live OWL Documentation Environment, developed by Silvio Peroni.