Questions deferred
993
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Topics
Questions grouped by the subject matter they concern.
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Governance
2006 questions
49% answered
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Economy
1088 questions
51% answered
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Infrastructure
929 questions
56% answered
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Social
573 questions
47% answered
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Legal
449 questions
42% answered
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Security
324 questions
55% answered
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Health
323 questions
53% answered
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Ecology
302 questions
55% answered
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Education
199 questions
48% answered
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Technology
190 questions
54% answered
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Agriculture
144 questions
53% answered
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Diplomacy
90 questions
46% answered
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Other
10 questions
10% answered
Beyond the tally
Insights
Patterns in who asks, who answers, what gets deferred, and where the House pushed hardest. Derived data — generated, not authoritative.
Deferral rate
43%
Heated exchanges
654
Portfolios tracked
37
Questions per month
Parliamentary questions placed each month (proceedings shown faint).
0
November 2024
95
December 2024
0
January 2025
70
February 2025
196
March 2025
128
April 2025
134
May 2025
47
June 2025
290
July 2025
0
August 2025
150
October 2025
148
November 2025
129
December 2025
244
March 2026
347
April 2026
318
May 2026
Parliamentary questions
Other proceedings
Who defers most
Questions a portfolio pushed to a later sitting.
Deferred topics
Policy areas most often held over.
Hardest grillings
Questions that drew the most supplementary back-and-forth.
Portfolio scorecards
Top portfolios by volume. Answer and deferral rates, typical reply length, and main topics.
| Portfolio | Questions | Answered | Deferred | Median reply | Top topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 655 | 95% | 47% | 1401 | Governance · Economy · Security |
| Minister of Land Transport | 173 | 94% | 44% | 2574 | Infrastructure · Governance · Economy |
| Minister of Local Government | 171 | 89% | 49% | 1928 | Infrastructure · Governance · Economy |
| Minister of Health and Wellness | 155 | 88% | 41% | 2093 | Health · Governance · Infrastructure |
| Minister of Agro-Industry | 140 | 92% | 36% | 1380 | Agriculture · Governance · Economy |
| Minister of National … | 128 | 93% | 52% | 2014 | Infrastructure · Governance · Economy |
| Minister of Energy and Public … | 118 | 94% | 31% | 2135 | Infrastructure · Economy · Governance |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | 101 | 93% | 51% | 1574 | Social · Governance · Infrastructure |
| Minister of Education and Human … | 92 | 91% | 39% | 1926 | Education · Governance · Social |
| Minister of Housing and Lands | 57 | 93% | 53% | 2119 | Governance · Infrastructure · Economy |
| Minister of Environment | 52 | 98% | 44% | 1883 | Ecology · Governance · Infrastructure |
| Minister of Labour and Industrial … | 51 | 92% | 33% | 2439 | Governance · Economy · Social |
| Minister of Gender Equality and … | 50 | 92% | 40% | 214 | Social · Governance · Health |
| Minister of Social Integration | 47 | 91% | 23% | 1471 | Social · Governance · Economy |
| Minister of Information Technology | 46 | 96% | 41% | 2756 | Technology · Governance · Infrastructure |