Policy debates submitted broken down by submitter

Submitter 1990-1994 1994-1998 1998-2002* 2002-2006 2006-2010* 2010-2014 2014-2018 2018-2022
Government 3 1 2 0 3 0 4 0
Governmental parties 0 2 2 5 2 4 1 0
Opposition parties** 2 10 11 22 5 6 17 2
Total 5 13 14 27 9 10 22 2

 * The political debates were initiations in the framework of debates kept in 1998 and 2006.
** Including political debates submitted (and then held) by independent MPs.

According to the Standing orders each Member may support, per session, at most two motions which are aimed at holding a political debate.