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Neil has 110 Hansard debate appearances, 130 parliamentary questions, and 2 sponsored bills on record. Activity data comes from Hansard, the UK Parliament Questions API, and the Bills API.

Debate activity

Parliamentary debate appearances from Hansard. Contribution counts cover the last 12 months.

43

Speeches

84

Questions

9

Interventions

0

Answers

0

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Defence 20 appearances
Transport 7 appearances
Migration 5 appearances
Crime / Justice 4 appearances
Tax 3 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
Business of the House 14 Jul 2026 1
Business of the House 14 Jul 2026 1
Business of the House 14 Jul 2026 1
Other Correction 14 Jul 2026 2
Other Correction 14 Jul 2026 2
Other Correction 14 Jul 2026 2
Business of the House 14 Jul 2026 1
Business of the House 9 Jul 2026 1
Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project 9 Jul 2026 1
Business of the House 9 Jul 2026 1

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Question activity

Written and oral parliamentary questions tabled in the last 12 months.

118

Written

12

Oral

114

Answered

130

Total

Most questioned departments

Ministry of Defence 27 questions
Department of Health and Social Care 19 questions
Ministry of Justice 14 questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 13 questions
Attorney General 10 questions
Home Office 10 questions
Department for Education 9 questions
Treasury 8 questions

Most active question topics

Defence 18 questions
Education 12 questions
Crime / Justice 12 questions
Tax 7 questions
NHS / Health 6 questions

Recent questions

Question
Off-payroll Working 6 Jul 2026 Treasury
Unemployment: Young People 23 Jun 2026 Department for Work and Pensions
What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of youth unemployment. Withdrawn 23 Jun 2026 Department for Work and Pensions
What steps his Department is taking to improve cross-Government coordination on national resilience planning. 18 Jun 2026 Cabinet Office
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. 18 Jun 2026 Cabinet Office
Continuing Care 8 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
What recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of shoplifting. Withdrawn 2 Jun 2026 Home Office
Shoplifting 2 Jun 2026 Home Office
Steroid Drugs: Social Media 29 May 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Steroid Drugs: Patients 29 May 2026 Department of Health and Social Care

Sources: Written Questions API, Oral Questions API

Bills sponsored

Bills where this MP is recorded as primary sponsor in the UK Parliament Bills API.

Bill Divisions
Emergency and life-saving skills (schools) Bill Private Members' Bill (Ten Minute Rule) 0
Emergency and Life-saving Skills (Schools) Bill Private Members' Bill (Ballot) 0

Source: UK Parliament Bills API

Activity FAQs

How active is Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst in parliamentary debates?

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst has made 136 contributions across 110 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records.

How many parliamentary questions has Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst asked?

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst has tabled 130 parliamentary questions in the last 12 months: 118 written and 12 oral. The Commons average is 127 questions per MP over the same period.

What is the difference between written and oral questions?

Written questions require a formal written response from a government minister, usually within a set number of sitting days. Oral questions are asked aloud during departmental question time in the Commons chamber.