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Ashley has 171 Hansard debate appearances, 148 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.

41

Speeches

95

Questions

115

Interventions

0

Answers

0

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Crime / Justice 22 appearances
Transport 21 appearances
Tax 19 appearances
Education 11 appearances
Defence 9 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
Summer Health and Resilience 9 Sept 2026 1
Jaguar Land Rover: Redundancies 9 Sept 2026 1
Education and Skills Reform 9 Sept 2026 1
Education and Skills Reform 9 Sept 2026 1
Summer Health and Resilience 9 Sept 2026 1
Jaguar Land Rover: Redundancies 9 Sept 2026 1
Online Safety 8 Sept 2026 1
Online Safety 8 Sept 2026 1
Bluetongue Virus in Livestock 3 Sept 2026 1
Business of the House 3 Sept 2026 1

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Question activity

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

135

Written

13

Oral

135

Answered

148

Total

Most questioned departments

Department for Transport 50 questions
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 12 questions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 12 questions
Department for Business and Trade 11 questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 9 questions
Home Office 7 questions
Treasury 7 questions
Department for Work and Pensions 6 questions

Most active question topics

Transport 33 questions
Education 7 questions
Crime / Justice 6 questions
Energy 5 questions
Environment / Climate 4 questions

Recent questions

Question
Railways: Timetables 9 Sept 2026 Department for Transport
Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release 4 Sept 2026 Ministry of Justice
Road Works: Compensation 1 Sept 2026 Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles 9 Jul 2026 Department for Transport
Railways: Standards 9 Jul 2026 Department for Transport
Visitor Levy 9 Jul 2026 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Visitor Levy 9 Jul 2026 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Visitor Levy 9 Jul 2026 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Visitor Levy 9 Jul 2026 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Visitor Levy 9 Jul 2026 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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
Employment Rights (Special Constables) Bill Private Members' Bill (Presentation) 0

Source: UK Parliament Bills API

Activity FAQs

How active is Sir Ashley Fox in parliamentary debates?

Sir Ashley Fox has made 251 contributions across 171 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records.

How many parliamentary questions has Sir Ashley Fox asked?

Sir Ashley Fox has tabled 148 parliamentary questions in the last 12 months: 135 written and 13 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.