Questions deferred
1051
Browse by subject
Topics
Questions grouped by the subject matter they concern.
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Governance
2307 questions
47% answered
💰
Economy
1243 questions
48% answered
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Infrastructure
1060 questions
52% answered
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Social
640 questions
46% answered
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Legal
513 questions
40% answered
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Health
362 questions
52% answered
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Security
359 questions
53% answered
🌿
Ecology
343 questions
54% answered
🎓
Education
230 questions
47% answered
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Technology
214 questions
52% answered
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Agriculture
173 questions
52% answered
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Diplomacy
103 questions
47% answered
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Other
12 questions
8% 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
40%
Heated exchanges
730
Portfolios tracked
40
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
112
June 2026
193
July 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 | 745 | 89% | 42% | 1374 | Governance · Economy · Security |
| Minister of Land Transport | 191 | 91% | 44% | 2574 | Infrastructure · Governance · Economy |
| Minister of Local Government | 184 | 88% | 49% | 1955 | Infrastructure · Governance · Economy |
| Minister of Health and Wellness | 175 | 85% | 36% | 2217 | Health · Governance · Infrastructure |
| Minister of Agro-Industry | 162 | 85% | 32% | 1515 | Agriculture · Governance · Economy |
| Minister of National … | 146 | 90% | 51% | 1564 | Infrastructure · Governance · Economy |
| Minister of Energy and Public … | 140 | 86% | 33% | 2148 | Infrastructure · Economy · Governance |
| Minister of Education and Human … | 112 | 84% | 36% | 1806 | Education · Governance · Social |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | 109 | 90% | 50% | 1666 | Social · Governance · Infrastructure |
| Minister of Housing and Lands | 69 | 87% | 46% | 2247 | Governance · Infrastructure · Economy |
| Minister of Environment | 60 | 95% | 40% | 2015 | Ecology · Governance · Infrastructure |
| Minister of Labour and Industrial … | 59 | 85% | 32% | 2485 | Governance · Economy · Social |
| Minister of Social Integration | 55 | 87% | 25% | 2628 | Social · Governance · Economy |
| Minister of Gender Equality and … | 50 | 92% | 42% | 214 | Social · Governance · Health |
| Minister of Information Technology | 48 | 96% | 42% | 2756 | Technology · Governance · Infrastructure |