Some backbenchers, on the other hand, in trying to find ways to get themselves seen on television, have resorted to abusing Commons procedures. The most blatant example of this has been the increase in the number of questions asked of ministers that are either irrelevant or merely promoting a party line.
根據統計，電視新聞節目中的國會報導率，在試行轉播後增加了百分之八十以上；而每天下午的現場轉播，收視率雖不能說是一片全紅，但也有了可觀的基本收視群。