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House of Commons trends

House of Commons trends

Wednesday, 04 November, 2020

This is the full briefing on our series on House of Commons trends. It looks at statistics on the working and procedures of the House of Commons. It looks at the composition of the Commons, the Parliamentary mechanisms, time spent on different types of business and staffing among other things.

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House of Commons trends

House of Commons trends: Attendance at Prime Minister’s Questions

Tuesday, 03 November, 2020

Tony Blair has had the highest attendance rate of any Prime Minister since 1979.

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House of Commons trends: Attendance at Prime Minister’s Questions

House of Commons trends: What are the most popular MP names?

Tuesday, 03 November, 2020

John and Margaret have been the most popular names for MPs since 1979.

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House of Commons trends: What are the most popular MP names?
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    House of Commons trends: The age of MPs

    Tuesday, 03 November, 2020

    How has the average age of MPs changed, depending on gender or party?

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    House of Commons trends: E-petitions

    Tuesday, 03 November, 2020

    As of the 2019 General Election, there had been nearly 23 million unique signatures since the formation of the e-petitions site.

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    House of Commons trends: Paper petitions

    Tuesday, 03 November, 2020

    Early signs suggest that the 2019-21 session is not following recent trends - there’s been an average of just 0.75 paper petitions per sitting day.  

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    House of Commons trends: Urgent Questions

    Tuesday, 03 November, 2020

    There's been a sharp rise in the number of UQs allowed per sitting day since 2009.

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    House of Commons trends: Women on select committees

    Tuesday, 03 November, 2020

    After the 2019 General Election, 71 women were appointed to select committees, out of 222 places.

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    House of Commons trends: How many women candidates become MPs?

    Friday, 30 October, 2020

    Out of 63,621 candidates since 1918 - 8,780 have been women.

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