Nomoplatform recently presented statistics on the activity of members of the House of Representatives, focusing on the number of bills and parliamentary questions they have submitted.
These figures relate exclusively to the current parliamentary term and aim to highlight the work of elected representatives with transparency and measurable data.
A common question that arises is: What is more important? To have more legislative proposals or more questions? The truth is that these are different but equally important tools.
The legislative proposals express the will of a member of parliament to promote institutional changes and contribute to improving legislation.
Questions, on the other hand, are a key mechanism of parliamentary control, through which members of parliament seek answers and explanations from the executive branch.
So, value isn't just about numbers, but also about the content, seriousness, and impact of each initiative.
A second point that is often raised is: Are all legislative bills and questions useful? The answer i no.
Some legislative proposals have a decisive social impact, while others are more procedural in nature. Similarly, some questions raise serious issues of transparency or management, while others are limited to formal information.
Therefore, although the figures reflect the mobility of MPs, they do not always reveal the whole picture.
For this reason, Nomoplatform is proceeding with the creation of the Member of Parliament Evaluation Index. This Index will combine quantitative and qualitative data: not only the number of proposals and questions, but also other data that will be evaluated with different weights.
The methodology is based on international practices and corresponding indicators applied in the European Parliament, in order to provide a fairer and more comprehensive picture of each member's actual contribution.
The bottom line is that numbers have value, but they never tell the whole story. Our mission is to provide citizens with a reliable assessment tool that goes beyond statistics and captures real effectiveness and accountability.
Only in this way can citizens have a clear picture of how Parliament works and how their representatives respond to the task entrusted to them.
The following images show the ranking of MPs based on the quantitative data we collected, i.e. the number of bills and written questions they have submitted during the current parliamentary term.
