Minister/Title

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

No. of questions answered (%)

Average no. of days taken to answer

Ageing

77 

(2.21%)

75

(97.4%)

79

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

188 

(5.4%)

180

(95.74%)

83

Arts and Sport

21 

(0.6%)

19

(90.48%)

141

Attorney-General

74 

(2.13%)

63

(85.14%)

98

Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs

8 

(0.23%)

8

(100%)

108

Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

85 

(2.44%)

69

(81.18%)

129

Community Services

4 

(0.11%)

4

(100%)

99

Defence

204 

(5.86%)

193

(94.61%)

87

Deputy Prime Minister

1 

(0.03%)

0

(0%)

0

Education, Science and Training

106 

(3.04%)

91

(85.85%)

115

Employment and Workplace Relations

97 

(2.79%)

73

(75.26%)

88

Environment and Heritage

123 

(3.53%)

123

(100%)

65

Environment and Water Resources

61 

(1.75%)

40

(65.57%)

174

Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

96 

(2.76%)

81

(84.38%)

98

Family and Community Services

56 

(1.61%)

56

(100%)

53

Finance and Administration

212 

(6.09%)

141

(66.51%)

98

Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation

48 

(1.38%)

45

(93.75%)

125

Foreign Affairs

141 

(4.05%)

133

(94.33%)

66

Health and Ageing

221*

(6.35%)

205

(93.18%)

85

Human Services

56 

(1.61%)

43

(76.79%)

155

Immigration and Citizenship

47 

(1.35%)

3

(6.38%)

109

Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

32 

(0.92%)

32

(100%)

136

Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

63 

(1.81%)

63

(100%)

82

Industry, Tourism and Resources

67 

(1.92%)

63

(94.03%)

93

Justice and Customs

150 

(4.31%)

143

(95.33%)

97

Leader of the Government in the Senate

1 

(0.03%)

0

(0%)

0

Local Government, Territories and Roads

56 

(1.61%)

55

(98.21%)

88

Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs

2 

(0.06%)

2

(100%)

215

Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service

9 

(0.26%)

5

(55.56%)

45

Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues

23 

(0.66%)

19

(82.61%)

117

President of the Senate

18 

(0.52%)

16

(88.89%)

14

Prime Minister

126*

(3.62%)

101

(80.8%)

125

Minister/Title

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

No. of questions answered (%)

Average no. of days taken to answer

Revenue and Assistant Treasurer

46†

(1.32%)

42

(91.3%)

143

Small Business and Tourism

30 

(0.86%)

28

(93.33%)

115

Special Minister of State

153§

(4.39%)

119

(97.54%)

150

Trade

57 

(1.64%)

51

(89.47%)

87

Transport and Regional Services

544‡

(15.62%)

483

(89.28%)

101

Treasurer

95 

(2.73%)

82

(86.32%)

98

Veterans’ Affairs

49 

(1.41%)

39

(79.59%)

178

Vocational and Further Education

6 

(0.17%)

3

(50%)

162

Vocational and Technical Education

15 

(0.43%)

15

(100%)

109

Workforce Participation

14 

(0.40%)

11

(78.57%)

110