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Ian has 90 Hansard debate appearances and 159 parliamentary questions 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.

32

Speeches

67

Questions

5

Interventions

0

Answers

0

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Education 14 appearances
Crime / Justice 4 appearances
Transport 4 appearances
Defence 3 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
National Care Service 15 Oct 2026 1
National Care Service 15 Oct 2026 1
Fraud and Economic Crime: Prosecution 14 Oct 2026 2
Fraud and Economic Crime: Prosecution 14 Oct 2026 2
Fraud and Economic Crime: Prosecution 14 Oct 2026 2
Topical Questions 14 Sept 2026 1
Topical Questions 14 Sept 2026 1
Topical Questions 14 Sept 2026 1
Education and Skills Reform 9 Sept 2026 1
Education and Skills Reform 9 Sept 2026 1

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Question activity

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

146

Written

13

Oral

143

Answered

159

Total

Most questioned departments

Department for Education 47 questions
Department for Work and Pensions 27 questions
Department of Health and Social Care 25 questions
Home Office 16 questions
Department for Transport 7 questions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 7 questions
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 6 questions
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 5 questions

Most active question topics

Education 37 questions
Migration 12 questions
Transport 9 questions
NHS / Health 5 questions
Benefits 3 questions

Recent questions

Question
Health Services 9 Oct 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Finance 9 Oct 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Finance 9 Oct 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Sugar: Import Duties 15 Sept 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of fraud and economic crime. 15 Sept 2026 Attorney General's Office
Further Education: Finance 8 Sept 2026 Department for Education
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for further education. Withdrawn 8 Sept 2026 Department for Education
Oxford-Cambridge Arc 2 Sept 2026 Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Rapid Transit Systems: Cambridgeshire 28 Aug 2026 Department for Transport
Oxford-Cambridge Arc 16 Jul 2026 Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Sources: Written Questions API, Oral Questions API

Activity FAQs

How active is Ian Sollom in parliamentary debates?

Ian Sollom has made 104 contributions across 90 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records.

How many parliamentary questions has Ian Sollom asked?

Ian Sollom has tabled 159 parliamentary questions in the last 12 months: 146 written and 13 oral. The Commons average is 121 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.