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Rachel has 124 Hansard debate appearances, 46 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.

28

Speeches

90

Questions

66

Interventions

0

Answers

0

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Transport 12 appearances
Defence 9 appearances
Migration 8 appearances
Education 4 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 11 Sept 2026 5
Topical Questions 10 Sept 2026 1
Topical Questions 10 Sept 2026 1
Jaguar Land Rover: Redundancies 9 Sept 2026 1
Jaguar Land Rover: Redundancies 9 Sept 2026 1
Falkland Islands: Sovereignty 8 Sept 2026 1
Health Bill 8 Sept 2026 3
Health Bill 8 Sept 2026 3
Falkland Islands: Sovereignty 8 Sept 2026 1
Local Government Reorganisation 7 Sept 2026 1

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Question activity

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

18

Written

28

Oral

18

Answered

46

Total

Most questioned departments

Department for Transport 13 questions
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 5 questions
Cabinet Office 4 questions
Women and Equalities 3 questions
Department for Business and Trade 2 questions
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2 questions
Department for Work and Pensions 2 questions
Department for Education 2 questions

Most active question topics

Transport 11 questions
Education 2 questions
Crime / Justice 1 questions
Foreign Affairs 1 questions
Defence 1 questions

Recent questions

Question
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. 3 Sept 2026 Cabinet Office
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. 25 Aug 2026 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. 8 Jul 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Withdrawn 24 Jun 2026 Ministry of Justice
What recent progress he has made on the expansion of Youth Hubs. Withdrawn 23 Jun 2026 Department for Work and Pensions
Conversion Therapy 3 Jun 2026 Women and Equalities
What steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of illegal migration. 2 Jun 2026 Home Office
What steps she is taking to ban conversion practices. 23 Apr 2026 Women and Equalities
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. 23 Apr 2026 Women and Equalities
What steps his Department is taking to help increase economic growth. Withdrawn 23 Apr 2026 Department for Business and Trade

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
Freight Crime Bill Private Members' Bill (Ten Minute Rule) 0

Source: UK Parliament Bills API

Activity FAQs

How active is Rachel Taylor in parliamentary debates?

Rachel Taylor has made 184 contributions across 124 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records.

How many parliamentary questions has Rachel Taylor asked?

Rachel Taylor has tabled 46 parliamentary questions in the last 12 months: 18 written and 28 oral. The Commons average is 126 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.