Richard Arkless
MP for Dumfries and Galloway
SNP
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.
BACKBENCH BUSINESS
15 December 2016
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
The debate focuses on the need for a long-term, effective and timely dispute resolution mechanism for both regulated and unregulated financial contracts. Mr Kerevan highlighted the inadequacies of ad ...
BROADCASTING
18 October 2016
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Welcomes the debate and the hon. Member for West Bromwich East to his place. Stresses that the BBC is widely recognised as one of the world's best broadcasters, and highlights the importance of the co...
0
PMQs Asked
0
Ministerial Questions Asked
2
House of Commons Debates Involved
0
Westminster Hall Debates Led
0
Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
0
Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 1366 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
-59% below average
This MP:
2
Average:
4.8
Statements / Bills Proposed
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
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 Richard Arkless's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.