Assertion: question | /r/CreatedBy | the minister
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Often, the question has been written by the Minister or their staff rather than by the questioner, and is used to give the Minister a chance to promote themselves or the work of the Government, or to criticise the opposition party's policies, to raise the profile of the backbench Member asking the question, or to consume the time available for questioning and thereby avoid tougher questions.