Critics have accused SNP MPs of failing to pull their weight after just 15 Nationalist members applied to take part in the first Scottish Questions of this parliament.
Less than a third of the parliamentary party entered the ballot for the chance to put a question to Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell this week.
Labour’s Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray said: “The SNP claimed they would be roaring lions but it appears they are more interested in where they sit and if they can clap than doing their job.
“They can’t properly hold this awful Tory government to account if they don’t use the opportunities to do so. It’s clear they are too busy throwing their weight rather than pulling their weight.”
Scottish Questions takes place every six weeks. It’s a session set aside to quiz the Secretary of State about Scottish issues.
Those wishing to ask a question must enter a ballot with 45 Labour members putting their names forward, nine Tories and 15 nationalists.
Just four SNP members were drawn, although Westminster leader Angus Robertson will automatically get to quiz Mundell.
SNP depute leader Stewart Hosie said: “You don’t need to table a specific question to stand and catch the Speaker’s eye something the SNP did very successfully in the last parliament.
“Labour are packing Scottish Questions with English members to mask their lack of strength in Scotland.”
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