Commons Written Questions
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Dataset of Parliamentary written question since 2023-09
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Table: Written question
Description:
Republishing WQs since 2023-09
Data description
| 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| isWithdrawn | boolean | Whether the question has been withdrawn | No | false |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 |
Change log
0.1.0
Minor change in data for resource(s): written_questions