Departmental written assembly questions statistics
In March 2020 the NI Executive agreed updated Guidance for Ministers in the Exercise of their Official Responsibilities:
Section 3 of the guidance requires performance statistics for each of the departments to be published on a quarterly basis.
The NI Assembly’s Standing Orders set out the timescales within which Ministers are required to respond to Assembly Questions.
Departmental statistics on written assembly questions
DfE statistics for the periods from 2020 to the most recent quarter are set out in the tables below:
2025
All Written AQs| Month | Total | On time |
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| April 2025 | 103 | 72 |
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| TOTAL | 103 | 72 |
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All Written AQs| Month | Total | On time |
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| January 2025 | 174 | 152 |
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| February 2025 | 199 | 155 |
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| March 2025 | 149 | 116 |
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| TOTAL | 522 | 423 |
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2024
All Written AQs| Month | Total | On time |
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| October 2024 | 197 | 171 |
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| November 2024 | 141 | 130 |
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| December 2024 | 96 | 86 |
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| TOTAL | 434 | 387 |
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All Written AQs| Month | Total | On time |
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| July 2024 | 30 | 26 |
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| August 2024 | 3 | 1 |
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| September 2024 | 161 | 145 |
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| TOTAL | 194 | 172 |
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All Written AQs| Month | Total | On time |
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| April 2022 | 135 | 118 |
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| May 2022 | 123 | 99 |
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| June 2022 | 104 | 82 |
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| TOTAL | 362 | 299 |
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All Written AQs| Month | Total | On time |
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| February 2024 | 235 | 156 |
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| March 2024 | 157 | 98 |
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| TOTAL | 392 | 254 |
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2022
All Written AQs| Month | Total | On time |
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| April 2022 | 0 | 0 |
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| May 2022 | 75 | 59 |
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| June 2022 | 132 | 119 |
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| TOTAL | 207 | 178 |
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All Written AQs| Month | Total | On time |
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| January 2022 | 83 | 25 |
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| February 2022 | 188 | 99 |
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| March 2022 | 147 | 81 |
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| TOTAL | 418 | 205 |
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2021
All Written AQs| Month | Total | On time |
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| October 2021 | 198 | 82 |
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| November 2021 | 129 | 66 |
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| December 2021 | 148 | 65 |
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| TOTAL | 475 | 213 |
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All Written AQs| Month | Total | On time |
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| July 2021 | 132 | 51 |
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| August 2021 | 3 | 2 |
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| September 2021 | 118 | 57 |
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| TOTAL | 253 | 110 |
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All Written AQs| Month | Total | On time |
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| April 2021 | 155 | 60 |
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| May 2021 | 144 | 78 |
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| June 2021 | 170 | 42 |
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| TOTAL | 469 | 180 |
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All Written AQs| Month | Total | On time |
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| January 2021 | 133 | 55 |
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| February 2021 | 281 | 168 |
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| March 2021 | 253 | 179 |
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| TOTAL | 667 | 402 |
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2020
All Written AQs| Month | Total * | On time |
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| September 2020 | 115 | 61 |
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| October 2020 | 241 | 119 |
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| November 2020 | 213 | 85 |
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| December 2020 | 280 | 133 |
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| TOTAL | 849 | 398 |
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*Total is the number of questions tabled for answer in the month stated.