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Asked about one thing, answered about another. Now you can see it.

Every question put to a minister in the Commons chamber is judged against the answer that followed: answered, partly answered or dodged, with the point left unanswered named and a link to the exchange.

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Questions put to a minister, each judged answered, partly answered or dodged, with what the answer did not address
Judgements on Northern Ireland questions, 21 October 2026.

In the product

01 · Screens from Verbatim

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    The gap named

    Each verdict says what was asked and, when the answer fell short, what it did not address.

    Dodged: Andy McDonald asked Chris Bryant about the Attorney General’s power over prosecuting decisions in Northern Ireland, with what was not addressed
    Northern Ireland questions, 21 October 2026.
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    Beside the live transcript

    The newest verdicts sit beside the live transcript through the sitting, the gap named on each.

    Did they answer, latest: dodged, a question on the Attorney General’s power over prosecuting decisions in Northern Ireland
    Prime Minister’s Questions, 21 October 2026, 12:24.

How it works

02 · The steps

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    Every exchange paired

    In questions, statements and Prime Minister's Questions, each question is paired with the minister's reply.

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    Judged against the question

    Answered, partly answered or dodged: the verdict says what was asked and what the reply did.

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    Linked to the record

    Each verdict opens the exchange itself, so you can read it and judge for yourself.

What you get

03 · In the tool

  • Three plain verdictsAnswered, Partly answered, Dodged: always in words, never colour alone.
  • The gap namedWhat the minister did not address, in one line.
  • By departmentThe verdicts for the department you follow.
  • In your briefingsQuestions pressed but unanswered go into Briefing Studio's briefings.
  • Every sittingNew exchanges are judged through the day.

Who uses it

  • Public affairs agenciesShow a client exactly where the minister ducked their issue.
  • Campaign groups and charitiesHold ministers to the questions they avoided.
  • NewsroomsThe dodge, with the exchange to prove it.

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