Instantaneous questions submitted and addressed (minister's question time), broken down by submitter
1994-2010

Cycle*

Submitted**

Addressed

governmental parties

opposition parties**

total

governmental parties

opposition parties**

total

num-
ber

distri-
bution

num-
ber

distri-
bution

num-
ber

distri-
bution

num-
ber

distri-
bution

num-
ber

distri-
bution

num-
ber

distri-
bution

1994-1998

232

15,3

1287

84,7

1519

100,0

193

15,1

1083

84,9

1276

100,0

1998-2002

249

33,4

496

66,6

745

100,0

193

32,8

396

67,2

589

100,0

2002-2006

381

28,9

938

71,1

1319

100,0

372

32,0

792

68,0

1164

100,0

2006-2010

244

20,3

963

80,0

1204

100,0

234

22,9

791

77,4

1022

100,0

Total

1106

23,1

3684

77,0

4787

100,0

992

24,5

3062

75,6

4051

100,0

*Before 30 September 1994, according to the Standing Orders there was no opportunity to introduce instantaneous questions.
**Including withdrawn and refused questions.
According to the Standing Orders, only faction member MPs are allowed to introduce instantaneous questions.