Owen Paterson
MP for North Shropshire
Con
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
Prime Minister's Questions
No PMQs questions found for this MP.
Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
Reporting Ministerial Gifts and Hospitality
14 October 2024
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Code of Conduct and Modernisation Committee
25 July 2024
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Called the Leader of the House to move the first motion on code of conduct and guide to the rules, corrected a small error in paragraph 2(a) of chapter 4 of the guide to the rules. Also introduced ame...
Standards: Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules
12 December 2022
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government
18 July 2022
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
The Prime Minister argued that despite the opposition, his government has delivered on its promises. He highlighted significant achievements such as winning the largest Conservative victory since 1987...
Standards in Public Life
07 June 2022
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Government Contracts: Randox Laboratories
10 February 2022
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Committee on Standards: Members’ Code of Conduct Review
03 February 2022
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
The speaker emphasises that the current mess in parliamentary standards is damaging trust in MPs and undermining confidence in democracy. He supports maintaining free speech but stresses the importanc...
Conduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip
30 November 2021
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Moves a motion to censure the Prime Minister for frequently violating the sixth Principle of Public Life, undermining recommendations of the Standards Committee on Owen Paterson, regularly ignoring in...
Opposition Day
17 November 2021
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Calls on the Government to publish all details, including minutes of meetings and correspondence related to the Randox contracts awarded by the Department for Health and Social Care. Questions the int...
Strengthening Standards in Public Life
17 November 2021
General Debate
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The hon. Member urged all MPs to consider the Nolan principles of public life when making decisions, condemning recent actions by the Government that she claimed jeopardized Parliament's reputation an...
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PMQs Asked
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Ministerial Questions Asked
26
House of Commons Debates Involved
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Westminster Hall Debates Led
0
Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
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Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 1370 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
13.7
Westminster Hall Debates Led
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+437% above average
This MP:
26
Average:
4.8
Statements / Bills Proposed
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
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0
Average:
2.4
Important Context
- - Ministers answer questions rather than asking them, so have different activity patterns
- - Activity quantity doesn't measure quality or effectiveness of representation
- - Some MPs focus more on constituency work than parliamentary questions
- - Newly elected MPs will have less parliamentary history
About This Page
This page tracks Owen Paterson's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.