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Questions to government.

Every written question MPs put to departments, and how each department answers — volume, share answered, and how quickly. 131,094 written questions, 95.9% answered, median 8 days to answer.

By department — volume, share answered, and speed.

DepartmentQuestionsAnsweredMedian days
Department of Health and Social Care20,11995.7%9
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10,87197.2%8
Home Office10,39597%8
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs9,36596.8%8
Ministry of Defence9,33396.3%8
Department for Transport9,10595.2%7
Department for Education9,00594.9%10
Treasury8,26795.9%8
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office8,00697.1%9
Department for Work and Pensions6,65896.2%8
Cabinet Office5,66291.8%8
Department for Business and Trade5,24194.8%7
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero4,80795.5%8
Ministry of Justice4,30394.7%8
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology4,00895.6%8
Department for Culture, Media and Sport3,42996.8%8
Northern Ireland Office53099.2%7
Women and Equalities51892.9%8
Scotland Office38897.9%7
Attorney General32099.1%8
Wales Office21498.6%7
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission18089.4%7
House of Commons Commission13192.4%8
Church Commissioners11396.5%14
Leader of the House7098.6%7
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority34100%5
Restoration and Renewal Client Board1593.3%7
Members Estimate Committee3100%13
Public Accounts Commission3100%3
Prime Minister1100%—

Who asks — by party.

PartyQuestionsShare
Conservative and Unionist Party48,32936.9%
Labour Party32,79725.1%
Liberal Democrats26,34220.1%
Independent5,3714.1%
Reform UK4,2843.3%
Labour and Co-operative Party3,9973.1%
Democratic Unionist Party3,2752.5%
Restore Britain2,3911.8%
Scottish National Party1,2811%
Green Party of England and Wales1,0800.8%
Plaid Cymru7660.6%
Social Democratic and Labour Party2730.2%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland2320.2%
Traditional Unionist Voice2100.2%
Ulster Unionist Party1820.1%
Your Party730.1%

Busiest askers.

#MPPartyQuestions
1Ben Obese-JectyConservative and Unionist Party4,561
2James McMurdockIndependent3,637
3James CartlidgeConservative and Unionist Party3,171
4Kevin HollinrakeConservative and Unionist Party2,926
5Richard HoldenConservative and Unionist Party2,894
6Mike WoodConservative and Unionist Party2,423
7Rupert LoweRestore Britain2,391
8Andrew SnowdenConservative and Unionist Party2,173
9Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist Party1,837
10John HayesConservative and Unionist Party1,751
11Martin WrigleyLiberal Democrats1,718
12Wendy MortonConservative and Unionist Party1,692
13Edward MorelloLiberal Democrats1,685
14Andrew RosindellReform UK1,607
15Blake StephensonConservative and Unionist Party1,468
16James CleverlyConservative and Unionist Party1,457
17Al PinkertonLiberal Democrats1,413
18Lee AndersonReform UK1,340
19Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabour Party1,175
20Neil Duncan-JordanLabour Party1,125
21Helen MaguireLiberal Democrats1,125
22Helen MorganLiberal Democrats990
23Nick TimothyConservative and Unionist Party960
24Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabour Party942
25Adam JogeeLabour Party926
Sources
SourceUK Parliament Written Questions API — every Q + A held in full.
SpeedMedian calendar days from the date a question was tabled to the date the department answered.
ScopeWritten questions this parliament; oral questions excluded.