§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list the numbers of written answers given to each of the top 30 hon. Members in rank order of number of questions tabled(a) during the 1991–92 session and (b) in the 1992–93 session up to 16 July.
§ Mr. NewtonThe Members receiving the most answers to written questions in session 1991–92, as recorded on the House of Commons Library's POLIS database, were as follows:
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Number 1. The hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) 441 2. The hon. Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen) 272 3. The hon. Member for Cardiff, West (Mr. Morgan) 268 4. The hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, North (Ms. Walley) 241 5. The hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Mr. Austin Mitchell) 239 6. = The hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Mr. Dobson) 233 6. = The hon. Member for Oldham, West (Mr. Meacher) 233 8. The hon. Member for South Shields (Dr. D. Clark) 211 9. The hon. Member for Caernarfon (Mr. Wigley) 194 10. The hon. Member for Southwark and Bermondsey (Mr. S. Hughes) 192 11. The hon. Member for Clackmannan (Mr. O'Neill) 190 12. The hon. Member for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Central (Mr. Cousins) 183 13. The hon. Member for Leyton (Mr. Cohen) 180 14. The hon. Member for Leicester, East (Mr. Vaz) 168 15. The hon. Member for Derbyshire, North-East (Mr. Barnes) 159 16. The hon. Member for Cardiff, South and Penarth (Mr. Michael) 158 17. The hon. Member for Dundee, East (Mr. McAllion) 151 18. The hon. Member for Wakefield (Mr. Hinchliffe) 149 19. The former hon. Member for Southport (Mr. Fearn) 137 20. The hon. Member for Caerphilly (Mr. R. Davies) 135 21. The former hon. Member for Coventry, South-East (Mr. Nellist) 134 22. The hon. Member for South Down (Mr. McGrady) 130 23. The hon. Member for Bradford, West (Mr. Madden) 126 24. The hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mr. B. Jones) 122 25. The hon. Member for Tooting (Mr. Cox) 120 26. = The hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. T. Banks) 114 26. = The hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Mr. Blunkett) 114 28. = The hon. Member for Bradford, South (Mr. Cryer) 110 28.=The hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr. Sheerman) 110 30. The hon. Member for Leeds, West (Mr. Battle) 108 The Members receiving the most answers to written questions in Session 1992–93, up to and including 16 July 1992, as recorded on the House of Commons Library's POLIS database, were as follows:
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Number 1 The hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent (Mr. L. Smith) 271 2. The hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) 228 3. The hon Member for Ceredigion and Pembroke, North (Mr.Dafis) 217 4. The hon Member for Southwark and Bermondsey (Mr. S. Hughes) 177 5. The hon. Member for Wakefield (Mr. Hinchliffe) 171
Number 6 The hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mr. B. Jones) 168 7. The hon. Member for Don Valley (Mr. Redmond) 167 8. The hon. Member for Leyton (Mr. Cohen) 160 9 The hon. Member for Paisley, South (Mr. McMaster) 156 10=. The hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Mr. B. Field) 149 10=. The hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Mr. Austin Mitchell) 149 12=. The hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Mr. Dobson) 146 12=. The hon. Member for Cardiff, West (Mr. Morgan) 146 14. The hon. Member for Linlithgow (Mr. Dalyell) 139 15. The hon. Member for Bridgend (Mr. W. Griffiths) 134 16. The hon. Member for Thurrock (Mr. Mackinlay) 125 17. The hon. and learned Member for Montgomery (Mr. Carlile) 122 18. The hon. Member for South Shields (Dr. D. Clark) 111 19. The hon. and learned Member for Leicester, West (Mr. Janner) 109 20. The hon. Member for Newcastle-upon-Tyne,Central (Mr. Cousins) 108 21. The hon. Member for Liverpool, Mossley Hill (Mr. Alton) 102 22. The hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. T. Banks) 100 23. The hon. Member for Harwich (Mr. Sproat) 99 24. The hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) 98 25 The hon. Member for Cardiff, South and Penarth (Mr. Michael) 91 26. The hon. Member for Dover (Mr. D. Shaw) 81 27. The hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Mr. Kirkwood) 79 28. The hon. Member for Wrexham (Dr. Marek) 78 29=. The hon. Member for Caerphilly (Mr. R. Davies) 75 29=. The hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, North (Ms.Walley) 75