He Home office of Fernando Grande-Marlaska ends the year as leader of the Transparency portal. This is a reflection of the interest aroused by the issues of this portfolio: national security, the UCO or even the demands of the police and guards. … Civil matters are one of the subjects that raise the most questions from both citizens and journalists who need information.
The figures are clear and convincing. The Marlaska zone is the most requested by the General Directorate of Public Governance with 12,696 applications, according to figures from the Transparency portal. The percentage of the total shows presented is 13.55%. This data is as of November 30, 2025.
The radiography of these requests is diverse. 72.6% of users are men, 21% women and 6.4% legal entities, according to Interior Ministry sources at ABC. The month of November was the period that received the most writings.
Prisons first
With all this, a question arises: what are the most interesting subjects in the department of Fernando Grande-Marlaska? It is a well-shared issue, according to these same sources.
The most interesting area is Prison institutions which represent 21% of the messages Interior receives. A short distance away, questions concerning the General Directorate of Traffic and the Secretary of State for Security are tied with 15%. With almost the same percentage, doubts are dissipated regarding the General Directorate of Police.
The second organization that received the most requests is the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with Justice by Félix Bolaños with 9,445 applications. Despite hot topics like the state of the judicial seat or the details of La Moncloa, it has not managed to go beyond Marlaska’s portfolio. Their posts represent 10.08% of the total.
The third step on the transparency podium is occupied by the Ministry of Finance of María Jesús Montero with 8,684 requests with a rate of 9.27%. Fourth place in this ranking goes to Óscar Puente and his Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility with 7,911 writings, which represents 8.44% of the total.
If Marlaska and Bolaños are the most questioned ministers, there are others who arouse almost no enthusiasm. He Ministry of Housing and Agenda Urbana de Isabel Rodríguez received only 467 requests, or 0.50% of the total.
Least requested
This situation is surprising since according to sociological studies, the problem of access to housing is one of the main concerns of Spaniards in all surveys published on the subject. Precisely, the government of Pedro Sánchez has published several campaigns to try to remedy a situation that is generating blisters among the youngest who see obstacles in their future projects.
Despite these bad numbers, there is another department that arouses less enthusiasm than the Rodríguez region. The last place in the Transparency table is occupied by the Ministry of Youth and Children.
The Sara Riego area, one of the great unknowns of the Executive, only had to respond to 233 requests during the eleven months of 2025. This amount represents a tiny 0.24% of all requests that the Portal receives.
The answers, but also the non-answers, in Transparency are also at the center of the opposition. In mid-May this year, the PP demanded explanations from the Ministry of the Interior, accusing it of “disguise” key reports.
An anonymous citizen requested several reports from the Marlaska region on the assassination of civil guards in Barbate and the crushing of a civil guard on AP-4 by a truck. This person’s complaint revolved around the question of preventing professional risks due to the victims’ condition.
Despite this, the Home office She refused access to these documents because legal proceedings were open for both events and the transmission of these data had to be authorized by those responsible for the proceedings.
The themes
In 2024, according to reports from the Council for Transparency and Good Governance (CTBG), the ministries of Civil Service and Culture were the most transparent, while the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Housing lagged behind, with almost 72% compliance with active disclosure obligations, although overall government compliance improved, reflecting a greater demand in the publication of data, although with areas of improvement in the informative detail.
The subjects that interest citizens are of different natures. Those that generate the most requests are those that refer to the public sector. In this name you will find the claims that seek contracts, expenses, administrative organizations and financial control. In total, they represent almost a third (32.21%) of the total.
In second place are requests referring to security (11.61%) and those called society and well-being (7.43%). Those who use this platform the most are journalists and access it more sporadically. ordinary citizenswho do it above all for subjects that affect them in a particular and personal way.
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