Commons Written Questions

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Dataset of Parliamentary written question since 2023-09

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Republishing WQs since 2023-09

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Column name Data type Description Unique Required values
id integer Internal Parliament ID for question Yes
askingMemberId integer MINS ID of the MP asking the question No
askingMember string Name of the MP asking the question No
house string House of Parliament the question was asked in No Commons
memberHasInterest boolean Whether the MP asking the question has declared an interest No false, true
dateTabled string Date the question was tabled No
dateForAnswer string Date the question is due for answer No
uin string Unique ID for the question (in combo with date) No
questionText string The text of the question No
answeringBodyId integer MINS ID of the department answering the question No
answeringBodyName string Name of the department answering the question No
isWithdrawn boolean Whether the question has been withdrawn No false
isNamedDay boolean Whether the question is a named day question No false, true
groupedQuestions string List of questions grouped together No
answerIsHolding string Whether the answer is a holding answer No
answerIsCorrection string Whether the answer is a correction No
answeringMemberId number MINS ID of the MP answering the question No
answeringMember string Name of the MP answering the question No
correctingMemberId number MINS ID of the MP correcting the answer No
correctingMember string Name of the MP correcting the answer No
dateAnswered string Date the question was answered No
answerText string The text of the answer No
originalAnswerText string The original text of the answer No
comparableAnswerText string The text of the answer, with all whitespace removed No
dateAnswerCorrected string Date the answer was corrected No
dateHoldingAnswer string Date the holding answer was given No
attachmentCount integer Number of attachments to the answer No 0
heading string The heading of the question No
attachments string List of attachments to the answer No
groupedQuestionsDates string List of dates for grouped questions No
twfy_id string TheyWorkForYou ID of the MP asking the question No
person_name string Name of the MP asking the question No
url string URL of the question on the Parliament website Yes

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