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Written Question
Northern Ireland Office: Written Questions
Thursday 18th December 2025

Asked by: Caroline Johnson (Conservative - Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by her Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) August 2025, (v) September 2025, (vi) October 2025 and (vii) November 2025.

Answered by Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

The information requested is shown below:

Ordinary Written PQs

Named Day PQs

May 2025

100%

100%

June 2025

100%

100%

July 2025

100%

100%

August 2025

Nil

Nil

September 2025

100%

100%

October 2025

100%

100%

November 2025

100%

100%

The House of Commons Procedure Committee monitors departmental PQ performance and publishes a report of the government’s consolidated PQ data following the end of each session.