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Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeHouse of Commons CommissionTabled Answered 17 July 2025UIN 66187

The question

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52867 on Written Questions, what proportion of written parliamentary questions submitted to the Table Office were carded in each session of the last Parliament.

Answered by Nick Smith

The information requested is set out in the table below, together with the equivalent figures for the current Session to date.

Session Number

Carded Count

Submitted Count

Carded Proportion

58/1

8,569

74,753

11.46%

58/2

3,763

51,615

7.29%

58/3

11,136

80,978

13.75%

58/4

6,475

30,696

21.09%

59/1

14,175

74,324

19.07%

*The 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom ran from 17 December 2019–30 May 2024, comprising four sessions.

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