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Patricia Ferguson

Patricia has 80 Hansard debate appearances, 54 parliamentary questions, and 1 sponsored bill 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.

14

Speeches

62

Questions

20

Interventions

8

Answers

0

Points of order

1

Statements

Most active debate topics

Transport 14 appearances
Foreign Affairs 7 appearances
NHS / Health 2 appearances
Energy 2 appearances
Education 2 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
Israel: E1 Zone Expansion 1 Jul 2026 1
Israel: E1 Zone Expansion 1 Jul 2026 1
NHS Breast Screening 29 Jun 2026 1
Business of the House 18 Jun 2026 1
Topical Questions 18 Jun 2026 1
Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry 18 Jun 2026 1
Clean Power by 2030 11 Jun 2026 1
Clean Power by 2030 11 Jun 2026 1
Clean Power by 2030 11 Jun 2026 1
Scottish Independence 10 Jun 2026 1

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Question activity

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

46

Written

8

Oral

46

Answered

54

Total

Most questioned departments

Department for Work and Pensions 11 questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 7 questions
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 7 questions
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 4 questions
Treasury 4 questions
Department for Transport 4 questions
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2 questions
Department of Health and Social Care 2 questions

Most active question topics

Foreign Affairs 6 questions
Work / Employment 5 questions
Tax 3 questions
Benefits 3 questions
Defence 3 questions

Recent questions

Question
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions 16 Jun 2026 Cabinet Office
Visas: Married People 16 Jun 2026 Home Office
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. 11 Jun 2026 Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Banking Hubs 10 Apr 2026 Treasury
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales. Withdrawn 24 Feb 2026 Wales Office
Defence: Wales 24 Feb 2026 Wales Office
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to support ... 12 Feb 2026 Church Commissioners
What steps she is taking to increase prosecutions rates for female genital mutilation. 29 Jan 2026 Attorney General's Office
Travel: Tax Allowances 23 Jan 2026 Treasury
Warm Homes Plan 10 Dec 2025 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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
Fireworks Bill Private Members' Bill (Ballot) 0

Source: UK Parliament Bills API

Activity FAQs

How active is Patricia Ferguson in parliamentary debates?

Patricia Ferguson has made 105 contributions across 80 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records.

How many parliamentary questions has Patricia Ferguson asked?

Patricia Ferguson has tabled 54 parliamentary questions in the last 12 months: 46 written and 8 oral. The Commons average is 128 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.