Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, if she will make an estimate of the number of Government announcements which were made in the House of Commons prior to a Ministerial announcement in the media since July 2024.

The Ministerial Code is clear, when Parliament is in session the most important announcements of Government policy should be made in the first instance to Parliament. This is an important principle that the government stands by.

As of 9th July 2025 there have been 185 oral statements in 165 sitting days – more than one per day and more than in the previous session.

While the Government remains committed to making the most important announcements on the floor of the House, we do need to balance this with the time available for both government and backbench business.