One deputy asked nearly half questions
JOHN GOLLOP was the most prolific questioner in the States last term.
At the start of each States meeting, members can ask questions of any committee president.
Deputy Gollop was responsible for 64, or 47%, of all the questions asked in this period.
Deputy David De Lisle came next with 20, followed by Lester Queripel with 10.
Policy & Resources was in the firing line most often, facing 27 questions, 20% of the total.
Next up was Education, Sport & Culture with 24.
Of the principal committees, Employment & Social Security faced the least scrutiny, with only two questions. Deputy Gollop was a member of that committee.
The statistics were compiled by the States’ Assembly and Constitution Committee as part of its work helping to educate members about the role of the deputy, which recently included a workshop on the use of official questions in the States and written questions outside.
Deputy Queripel asked the most written questions last term, a total of 18, or 23% of those asked.
Next up was Deputy Neil Inder with 11.
There were 77 asked in all.
Deputy Queripel is keen to get presidents’ answers in the public domain rather than relying on simple talking behind the scenes.
