WQ92268 (e) Tabled on 21/03/2024

Will the First Minister provide the number of written questions answered by the Welsh Government in 2022, in 2023, and in 2024 to date?

Answered by First Minister (Use Original) | Answered on 08/04/2024

Records indicate the following:

WELSH LABOUR PARTY MEMBER

NUMBER OF WQs 2022

NUMBER OF WQs 2023

NUMBER OF WQs 2024

TOTAL PER MEMBER

Mick Antoniw*

0

0

0

0

Hannah Blythyn*

0

0

0

0

Dawn Bowden*

0

0

0

0

Jane Bryant

1

0

1

2

Hefin David

6

2

0

8

Alun Davies

3

0

0

3

Mark Drakeford*

0

0

0

0

Rebecca Evans*

0

0

0

0

Vaughan Gething*

0

0

0

0

John Grifftiths

0

2

0

2

Lesley Griffiths*

0

0

0

0

Mike Hedges

11

8

0

19

Vikki Howells

3

5

0

8

Jane Hutt*

0

0

0

0

Huw Irranca-Davies

17

40

6

63

Julie James*

0

0

0

0

Jeremy Miles*

0

0

0

0

Eluned Morgan*

0

0

0

0

Julie Morgan*

0

0

0

0

Sarah Murphy

17

16

1

34

Lynne Neagle*

0

0

0

0

Rhianon Passmore

0

0

0

0

Jenny Rathbone

3

12

3

18

David Rees*

0

0

0

0

Jack Sargeant

12

15

4

31

Ken Skates

0

2

0

2

Carolyn Thomas

4

3

1

8

Lee Waters*

0

0

0

0

Joyce Watson

0

0

0

0

Buffy Williams

9

17

9

35

TOTAL PER PARTY

86

122

25

233

*Members of the Welsh Government, the Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officer do not traditionally table questions.

 

WELSH CONSERVATIVE PARTY MEMBER

NUMBER OF WQS 2022

NUMBER OF WQS 2023

NUMBER OF WQs 2024

TOTAL PER MEMBER

Natasha Asghar

113

56

18

187

Andrew RT Davies

242

1270

1182

2694

Gareth Davies

2

37

48

87

Paul Davies

35

73

13

121

James Evans

46

76

4

126

Janet Finch-Saunders

138

268

79

485

Peter Fox

39

45

7

91

Russell George

49

131

40

220

Tom Giffard

33

23

5

61

Altaf Hussain

17

9

0

26

Mark Isherwood

26

50

14

90

Joel James

14

50

1

65

Laura Anne Jones

85

140

3

228

Samuel Kurtz

41

64

32

137

Darren Millar

15

55

10

80

Sam Rowlands

24

84

54

162

TOTAL PER PARTY

919

2431

1510

4860

 

PLAID CYMRU MEMBER

NUMBER OF WQS 2022

NUMBER OF WQS 2023

NUMBER OF WQs 2024

TOTAL PER MEMBER

Rhys ab Owen

44

218

101

363

Mabon ap Gwynfor

29

29

4

62

Rhun ap Iorwerth

31

16

3

50

Cefin Campbell

11

28

7

46

Luke Fletcher

8

26

20

54

Heledd Fychan

21

29

11

61

Llyr Gruffydd

0

25

6

31

Sian Gwenllian

2

9

0

11

Delyth Jewell

2

27

22

51

Elin Jones*

0

0

0

0

Peredur Owen Griffiths

10

4

2

16

Adam Price

8

106

11

125

Sioned Williams

2

10

21

33

TOTAL PER PARTY

168

527

208

903

 

WELSH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS MEMBER

NUMBER OF WQS 2022

NUMBER OF WQS 2023

NUMBER OF WQS 2024

TOTAL PER MEMBER

Jane Dodds

20

68

8

96

TOTAL PER PARTY

20

68

8

96

 

 

TOTAL WQs 2022

TOTAL WQs 2023

TOTAL WQs 2024

TOTAL

TOTAL WQs ANSWERED BY WG

1193

3148

1751**

6092

     

**Written Questions answered until 22nd March

 

 

Estimated average cost of answering WQs

per answered WQ

per month***

£112

£46,000

(£55 - £170)

(£22000 - £69000)

***based a 3 monthly average (November 2023 - January 2024) of 410 WQ per month