Maybe I'm missing a point here, but I think that any MP, IRRESPECTIVE of party, who manages to attend 70+% parliamentary debates, speaking in over 90 of them, tables 100+ written questions, in addition to dealing with day to day constituency matters , and in addition to being very active on the ground in his local constituency supporting local issues, is a VERY active and effective MP.
I suspect that he is way above average in all the fields above.
Just to put it into context. If the average number of speeches for MPs in the house was 90, there would have been 60 000 speeches made since the election. If the average number of written question were 113 there would have been 72000 written questions.
Somehow I doubt the average is anything like that high.
Therefore, by definition, John's performance is above average numerically. His performance in terms of effectiveness is a matter of opinion, not measurable fact.
Maybe somebody could tell us what the averages are for written questions and speeches per MP?
You may not like him, or his policies or his politics or his tactics, but nobody can accuse him of being ineffectual, because he isnt. I am normally a Labour supporter, but I think he's a bloody good MP
