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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. 150,930 written questions, 95.1% answered, median 8 days to answer.

By department — volume, share answered, and speed.

DepartmentQuestionsAnsweredMedian days
Department of Health and Social Care22,78495.2%9
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12,57895.7%8
Home Office11,77495.2%8
Ministry of Defence11,10791.9%8
Department for Transport10,92594.1%8
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs10,66696%8
Department for Education10,27095.5%10
Treasury9,39096.5%8
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office8,91997.2%8
Department for Work and Pensions7,61896.2%8
Cabinet Office6,75992.4%8
Department for Business and Trade6,07794.6%7
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero5,59396%8
Ministry of Justice5,05494.1%8
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology4,60995.1%8
Department for Culture, Media and Sport3,90295%8
Northern Ireland Office64194.9%7
Women and Equalities61189%8
Scotland Office42497.9%7
Attorney General36994.3%8
Wales Office25294.4%7
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission19595.9%7
House of Commons Commission14394.4%9
Church Commissioners12296.7%14
Leader of the House9090%7
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority36100%5
Restoration and Renewal Client Board15100%7
Members Estimate Committee3100%13
Public Accounts Commission3100%3
Prime Minister1100%8

Who asks — by party.

PartyQuestionsShare
Conservative and Unionist Party56,82937.7%
Labour Party37,84525.1%
Liberal Democrats28,87319.2%
Independent6,6644.4%
Reform UK4,8073.2%
Labour and Co-operative Party4,5463%
Democratic Unionist Party3,7762.5%
Restore Britain2,5641.7%
Scottish National Party1,4180.9%
Green Party of England and Wales1,2790.8%
Plaid Cymru8430.6%
Social Democratic and Labour Party3280.2%
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland2920.2%
Traditional Unionist Voice2660.2%
Ulster Unionist Party2140.1%
Your Party1740.1%

Busiest askers.

#MPPartyQuestions
1Ben Obese-JectyConservative and Unionist Party5,090
2James McMurdockIndependent4,196
3James CartlidgeConservative and Unionist Party3,710
4Richard HoldenConservative and Unionist Party3,277
5Kevin HollinrakeConservative and Unionist Party3,003
6Mike WoodConservative and Unionist Party2,899
7Andrew SnowdenConservative and Unionist Party2,662
8Rupert LoweRestore Britain2,564
9Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist Party2,211
10John HayesConservative and Unionist Party2,110
11Wendy MortonConservative and Unionist Party1,873
12Andrew RosindellReform UK1,864
13Martin WrigleyLiberal Democrats1,840
14Edward MorelloLiberal Democrats1,821
15James CleverlyConservative and Unionist Party1,703
16Blake StephensonConservative and Unionist Party1,536
17Al PinkertonLiberal Democrats1,491
18Lee AndersonReform UK1,402
19Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabour Party1,302
20Neil Duncan-JordanLabour Party1,276
21Helen MaguireLiberal Democrats1,189
22Nick TimothyConservative and Unionist Party1,131
23Adam JogeeLabour Party1,102
24Helen MorganLiberal Democrats1,095
25Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabour Party1,057
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.