All the Answers was first produced by the Conservative Research Department in 1949, and subsequently revised and updated for each general election between 1950 and 1964. It used a question and answer format, providing responses to questions about Conservative policy that might be raised by voters and rebuttals for criticisms levied by rival political parties.

Prior to 1949, a similar volume utilising the same question and answer format had been produced by Conservative Central Office for the 1945 general election under the title Your Election Questions Answered.