Written question WQ92271
- Asked by
- Sarah MurphyLabour
- To be answered by
- First Minister (Use Original)
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 18 days
Question
Will the First Minister provide an estimated cost to the Welsh Government of answering a written question?
Answer
Answered by First Minister (Use Original)
Records indicate the following:
WELSH LABOUR PARTY MEMBER
NUMBER OF WQs 2022
NUMBER OF WQs 2023
NUMBER OF WQs 2024
TOTAL PER MEMBER
Mick Antoniw*
0
0
0
0
Hannah Blythyn*
0
0
0
0
Dawn Bowden*
0
0
0
0
Jane Bryant
1
0
1
2
Hefin David
6
2
0
8
Alun Davies
3
0
0
3
Mark Drakeford*
0
0
0
0
Rebecca Evans*
0
0
0
0
Vaughan Gething*
0
0
0
0
John Grifftiths
0
2
0
2
Lesley Griffiths*
0
0
0
0
Mike Hedges
11
8
0
19
Vikki Howells
3
5
0
8
Jane Hutt*
0
0
0
0
Huw Irranca-Davies
17
40
6
63
Julie James*
0
0
0
0
Jeremy Miles*
0
0
0
0
Eluned Morgan*
0
0
0
0
Julie Morgan*
0
0
0
0
Sarah Murphy
17
16
1
34
Lynne Neagle*
0
0
0
0
Rhianon Passmore
0
0
0
0
Jenny Rathbone
3
12
3
18
David Rees*
0
0
0
0
Jack Sargeant
12
15
4
31
Ken Skates
0
2
0
2
Carolyn Thomas
4
3
1
8
Lee Waters*
0
0
0
0
Joyce Watson
0
0
0
0
Buffy Williams
9
17
9
35
TOTAL PER PARTY
86
122
25
233
*Members of the Welsh Government, the Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officer do not traditionally table questions.
WELSH CONSERVATIVE PARTY MEMBER
NUMBER OF WQS 2022
NUMBER OF WQS 2023
NUMBER OF WQs 2024
TOTAL PER MEMBER
Natasha Asghar
113
56
18
187
Andrew RT Davies
242
1270
1182
2694
Gareth Davies
2
37
48
87
Paul Davies
35
73
13
121
James Evans
46
76
4
126
Janet Finch-Saunders
138
268
79
485
Peter Fox
39
45
7
91
Russell George
49
131
40
220
Tom Giffard
33
23
5
61
Altaf Hussain
17
9
0
26
Mark Isherwood
26
50
14
90
Joel James
14
50
1
65
Laura Anne Jones
85
140
3
228
Samuel Kurtz
41
64
32
137
Darren Millar
15
55
10
80
Sam Rowlands
24
84
54
162
TOTAL PER PARTY
919
2431
1510
4860
PLAID CYMRU MEMBER
NUMBER OF WQS 2022
NUMBER OF WQS 2023
NUMBER OF WQs 2024
TOTAL PER MEMBER
Rhys ab Owen
44
218
101
363
Mabon ap Gwynfor
29
29
4
62
Rhun ap Iorwerth
31
16
3
50
Cefin Campbell
11
28
7
46
Luke Fletcher
8
26
20
54
Heledd Fychan
21
29
11
61
Llyr Gruffydd
0
25
6
31
Sian Gwenllian
2
9
0
11
Delyth Jewell
2
27
22
51
Elin Jones*
0
0
0
0
Peredur Owen Griffiths
10
4
2
16
Adam Price
8
106
11
125
Sioned Williams
2
10
21
33
TOTAL PER PARTY
168
527
208
903
WELSH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS MEMBER
NUMBER OF WQS 2022
NUMBER OF WQS 2023
NUMBER OF WQS 2024
TOTAL PER MEMBER
Jane Dodds
20
68
8
96
TOTAL PER PARTY
20
68
8
96
TOTAL WQs 2022
TOTAL WQs 2023
TOTAL WQs 2024
TOTAL
TOTAL WQs ANSWERED BY WG
1193
3148
1751**
6092
**Written Questions answered until 22nd March
Estimated average cost of answering WQs
per answered WQ
per month***
£112
£46,000
(£55 - £170)
(£22000 - £69000)
***based a 3 monthly average (November 2023 - January 2024) of 410 WQ per month