Early on in his career he was described as one of the most active MPs in Parliament, in terms of Questions asked and other contributions. However, the quality of those interventions was questioned in a 2006 article in "The Times" about the Theyworkforyou website. Bone was one of three MPs specifically alleged to have "boosted their ratings on the internet by saying very little, very often." Among his 109 speeches was one which ran to three short sentences (standing up for Royal Mail in that a sub-postmaster in Little Irchester had the only business in the village). He regularly referenced his then wife "Mrs Bone" in questions to the Prime Minister's Questions.