The phrase "a proper answer to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the appropriateness or suitability of a response to a question or situation.
Example: "I was looking for a proper answer to the complex issue we were facing during the meeting."
Alternatives: "an appropriate response to" or "a suitable reply to".
Corbyn never got a proper answer to his very reasonable question about why the Tory plan to abolish student maintenance grants never appeared in the party manifesto.
"You can have Ed Miliband and devolution to the Scottish and nothing for the English, or you can have David Cameron and you get Scottish devolution and a proper answer to the English question," he said.
Even David Blunkett says: "The government has a long way to go in providing a proper answer to the demands for a referendum on the new European Union treaty.
If parents want a proper answer to the question, "What happened at school today?"or to know if their child has been "on task", this app can tell them.
As for the money burning, Jimmy Cauty and I are still waiting to get a proper answer to the question that we posed some years ago – why was it necessary for someone to burn £1m? – before we make any further comment.
This one is a distinct possibility and would represent a proper answer to the rise of Apple's iPhone and some of the better Android offerings.
But guess what, I have not been sent the proper answer to my question about the restocking charge (asked a few times in a few separate emails), nor have been emailed the proper return labels for my ENTIRE purchase that I clearly indicated I was intending to return.
There was no proper answer to this.
The only proper answer to this question is Pimm's, of course.
The proper answer to this question would seem to be: "Huh?" However, Eric Holder is a dignified guy, so he settled for "very worrisome".
Benna Ruth Solomon, a lawyer for the City of Chicago, said there was, at least for the time being, no doubt about the proper answer to that question.
