Breakdown across portfolios etc


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Minister/Title

No. of questions addressed to each Minister/Title (%)*

 

No. of questions answered (%)**

 

Average no. of days taken to answer

Ageing

30

(1.6%)

29

(96.7%)

54

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

58¶

(3.2%)

48

(84.2%)

76

Assistant Treasurer

13

(0.7%)

7

(53.8%)

139

Attorney-General

57

(3.1%)

48

(84.2%)

80

Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

47

(2.6%)

39

(83%)

80

Climate Change and Water

86

(4.7%)

74

(86%)

69

Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs

10

(0.5%)

6

(60%)

297

Defence

115

(6.3%)

97

(84.3%)

65

Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth

3

(0.2%)

0

(0%)

0

Economics Committee

1

(0.1%)

1

(100%)

155

Education

75

(4.1%)

64

(85.3%)

91

Employment and Workplace Relations

60

(3.3%)

37

(61.7%)

79

Employment Participation

8

(0.4%)

0

(0%)

0

Environment, Heritage and the Arts

107

(5.8%)

91

(85%)

59

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

28

(1.5%)

22

(78.6%)

84

Finance and Deregulation

98

(5.3%)

89

(90.8%)

100

Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law

8

(0.4%)

0

(0%)

0

Foreign Affairs

50

(2.7%)

43

(86%)

81

Health and Ageing

126

(6.9%)

101

(80.2%)

75

Home Affairs

31

(1.7%)

23

(74.2%)

82

Housing

21

(1.1%)

16

(76.2%)

81

Human Services

31

(1.7%)

24

(77.4%)

99

Immigration and Citizenship

48

(2.6%)

42

(87.5%)

76

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

51

(2.8%)

41

(80.4%)

67

Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

65

(3.5%)

60

(92.3%)

55

President of the Senate

1

(0.1%)

1

(100%)

84

Prime Minister

278

(15.2%)

229

(82.4%)

74

Resources and Energy

49

(2.7%)

42

(85.7%)

64

Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy

16

(0.9%)

10

(62.5%)

106

Social Inclusion

13

(0.7%)

9

(69.2%)

125

Special Minister of State

40§

(2.2%)

31

(81.6%)

87

Sport

3

(0.2%)

3

(100%)

64

Status of Women

22

(1.2%)

17

(77.3%)

78

Superannuation and Corporate Law

10

(0.5%)

10

(100%)

75

Tourism

26

(1.4%)

21

(80.8%)

90

Trade

32

(1.7%)

23

(71.9%)

84

Treasurer

92‡

(5%)

79

(86.8%)

111

Veterans’ Affairs

23

(1.3%)

17

(73.9%)

100

* Percentages are of the total number of questions placed on notice.
** Percentages are of the number of questions addressed to each minister/title.
¶ Includes 1 question asked and subsequently withdrawn.
† Includes 1 question asked which then lapsed.
§ Includes 2 questions asked and subsequently withdrawn.
‡ Includes 1 question asked and subsequently withdrawn.

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