HC Deb 20 October 1992 vol 212 cc283-5W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To 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. Newton

The 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:

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:

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