3. SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE
Information and statistics relating to the sittings
of the House and the time spent on different types of business
on the floor of the House.
A. Days and hours of sitting
Summary
The Session began on 24th November 1998 and ended
on 11th November 1999. The House sat Monday-Friday (except on
those Fridays listed below) between the following dates (inclusive):
24th November 1998 (State Opening 24th November 1998)-17th December
1998; 11th January 1999-16th February 1999; 22nd February-31st
March 1999; 13th April 1999-26th May 1999; 8th June 1999-27th
July 1999 and 19th October 1999-11th November 1999. The House
did not sit on the following Fridays: 4th and 11th December 1998,
15th, 22nd and 29th January 1999, 5th and 12th February 1999,
9th July 1999 and 22nd October 1999.
The average sitting day lasted 9 hours and 15 minutes;
and the average duration of sitting beyond the moment of interruption
(10 pm Monday-Wednesday, 10pm on Thursdays until 14th January
1999 and 7pm thereafter and 2.30 pm on Fridays) was 1 hour and
4 minutes.
All figures are in hours and minutes
Month | No. of days
| No. of hours | No. of hours after
|
| of sitting | of sitting
| moment of interruption
|
| | | |
1998-99 Session began 24th November 1998
|
(State Opening 24th November 1999)
|
1998 | |
| |
November | 5
| 45.21 | 2.16
|
December | 11
| 108.20 | 11.45
|
| | | |
Christmas adjournment
|
18th December 1998 - 11th January 1999
|
| | | |
1999 | |
| |
January | 12
| 109.14 | 6.45
|
February | 15
| 137.09 | 13.39
|
| | | |
February adjournment
|
17th February 1999 - 21st February 1999
|
| | | |
March | 23
| 214.58 | 27.28
|
April | 14
| 123.11 | 10.59
|
| | | |
Easter adjournment
|
1st April 1999 - 13th April 1999
|
| | | |
May | 17 |
156.32 | 19.31
|
| | | |
Whitsun adjournment
|
27th May 1999 - 8th June 1999
|
| | | |
June | 17 |
157.05 | 19.39
|
July | 18 |
170.42 | 28.51
|
| | | |
Summer adjournment
|
28th July - 19th October 1999
|
| | | |
October | 8
| 67.21 | 3.06
|
November | 9
| 88.57 | 15.33
|
| | | |
TOTAL | 149
| 1378.50 | 158.48
|
Days and hours of sitting
(all figures are in hours and minutes)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Bold type indicates days on which the House rose at
or after midnight
A denotes a day allotted for the consideration
of Estimates under S.O. No. 54
B denotes a Wednesday appointed by the Speaker
under S.O. No. 10(4) for debate until 12.30pm on select committee
reports chosen by the Liaison Committee
NOVEMBER 1998
|
| | | |
| |
Day of | Day of
| Hour of
| Hour of
| No. of
| No. of hours
|
the month | the week
| meeting
| adjournment
| hours
| after moment
|
| | | |
| of interruption
|
| | | |
| |
24th | Tuesday
| 11.25 am
| 10.16 pm
| 10.51 |
0.16 |
25th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 10.24 pm
| 12.54 |
0.24 |
26th | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
27th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 2.56 pm
| 5.26 |
0.26 |
30th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.40 pm
| 8.10 |
0.40 |
| | | |
| |
No. of sitting days: 5
| TOTAL: 45.21
| 2.16
|
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| |
DECEMBER 1998 |
| | | |
| |
Day of | Day of
| Hour of
| Hour of
| No. of
| No. of hours the month
|
| the week
| meeting
| adjournment
| hours
| after moment
|
| | | |
| of interruption
|
1st | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.08 pm
| 8.38 |
1.08 |
2nd | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 12.16 am
| 14.46
| 2.16
|
3rd | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.29 pm
| 7.59 |
0.29 |
4th | Friday (Non-Sitting Friday)
| - |
- | -
| |
7th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.26 pm
| 7.56 |
0.26 |
8th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 9.05 pm
| 6.35 |
- |
9th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 12.25 am
| 14.55
| 2.25
|
10th A | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.29 pm
| 7.59 |
0.29 |
11th | Friday (Non-Sitting Friday)
| - |
- | -
| |
14th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.23 am
| 9.53
| 2.23
|
15th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.59 pm
| 8.29 |
0.59 |
16th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 10.27 pm
| 12.57 |
0.27 |
17th | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.43 pm
| 8.13 |
0.43 |
| | | |
| |
House rose for Christmas adjournment
|
| | | |
| |
No. of sitting days: 11
| TOTAL: 108.20
| 11.45
|
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| |
JANUARY 1999 |
| | | |
| |
Day of | Day of
| Hour of
| Hour of
| No. of
| No. of hours
|
the month | the week
| meeting
| adjournment
| hours
| after moment
|
| | | |
| of interruption
|
House sat after Christmas adjournment
|
| | | |
| |
11th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 7.56 pm
| 5.26 |
- |
12th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.56 pm
| 8.26 |
0.56 |
13th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 10.41 pm
| 13.11 |
0.41 |
14th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
15th | Friday (Non-Sitting Friday)
| - |
- | -
| |
18th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.55 pm
| 8.25 |
0.55 |
19th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.46 pm
| 8.16 |
0.46 |
20th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 9.33 pm
| 12.03 |
- |
21st | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.14 pm
| 7.44 |
0.14 |
22nd | Friday (Non-Sitting Friday)
| - |
- | -
| |
25th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.45 pm
| 8.15 |
0.45 |
26th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.56 pm
| 8.26 |
0.56 |
27th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 10.50 pm
| 13.20 |
0.50 |
28th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.12 pm
| 7.42 |
0.12 |
29th | Friday (Non-Sitting Friday)
| - |
- | -
| |
| | | |
| |
No. of sitting days: 12
| TOTAL: 109.14
| 6.45 |
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| |
FEBRUARY 1999 |
| | | |
| |
Day of | Day of
| Hour of
| Hour of
| No. of
| No. of hours the month
|
| the week
| meeting
| adjournment
| hours
| after moment
|
| | | |
| of interruption
|
| | | |
| |
1st | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.29 pm
| 7.59 |
0.29 |
2nd | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.52 pm
| 8.22 |
0.52 |
3rd | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 10.55 pm
| 13.25 |
0.55 |
4th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.50 pm
| 8.20 |
0.50 |
5th | Friday (Non-Sitting Friday)
| - |
- | -
| |
8th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 8.30 pm
| 6.00 |
- |
9th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.45 pm
| 8.15 |
0.45 |
10th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 11.57 pm
| 14.27
| 1.57 |
11th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 8.02 pm
| 8.32 |
1.02 |
12th | Friday (Non-Sitting Friday)
| - |
- | -
| |
15th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
16th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.29 pm
| 7.59 |
0.29 |
22nd | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.21 am
| 9.51
| 2.21
|
23rd | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.56 pm
| 8.26 |
0.56 |
24th B | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 11.51 pm
| 14.21 |
1.51 |
25th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.11 pm
| 7.41 |
0.11 |
26th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.01 pm
| 5.31 |
0.31 |
| | | |
| |
No. of sitting days: 15
| TOTAL: 137.09
| 13.39
|
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| |
MARCH 1999 |
| | | |
| |
Day of | Day of
| Hour of
| Hour of
| No. of
| No. of hours the month
|
| the week
| meeting
| adjournment
| hours
| after moment
|
| | | |
| of interruption
|
1st | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.32 pm
| 9.02 |
1.32 |
2nd | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.39 pm
| 8.09 |
0.39 |
3rd | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 11.06 pm
| 13.36 |
1.06 |
4th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 8.06 pm
| 8.36 |
1.06 |
5th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 2.51 pm
| 5.21 |
0.21 |
8th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.13 am
| 9.43
| 2.13
|
9th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.31 pm
| 8.01 |
0.31 |
10th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 10.26 pm
| 12.56 |
0.26 |
11th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.26 pm
| 7.56 |
0.26 |
12th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.02 pm
| 5.32 |
0.32 |
15th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.33 am
| 10.03
| 2.33
|
16th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.57 am
| 10.27
| 2.57
|
17th B | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 10.54 pm
| 13.24 |
0.54 |
18th A | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.55 pm
| 8.25 |
0.55 |
19th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.02 pm
| 5.32 |
0.32 |
22nd | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.17 pm
| 8.47 |
1.17 |
23rd | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 1.07 am
| 10.37
| 3.07
|
24th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 10.29 pm
| 12.59 |
0.29 |
25th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.32 pm
| 8.02 |
0.32 |
26th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.01 pm
| 5.31 |
0.31 |
29th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.31 pm
| 8.01 |
0.31 |
30th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.54 am
| 10.24
| 2.54
|
31st | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 11.24 pm
| 13.54 |
1.24 |
| | | |
| |
No. of sitting days: 23
| TOTAL: 214.58
| 27.28
|
| | | |
| |
APRIL 1999 |
| | | |
| |
Day of | Day of
| Hour of
| Hour of
| No. of
| No. of hours the month
|
| the week
| meeting
| adjournment
| hours
| after moment
|
| | | |
| of interruption
|
| | | |
| |
Easter adjournment
|
| | | |
| |
13th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.56 pm
| 8.26 |
0.56 |
14th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 11.42 pm
| 14.12 |
1.42 |
15th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.11 pm
| 7.41 |
0.11 |
16th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.02 pm
| 5.32 |
0.32 |
19th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.38 pm
| 8.08 |
0.38 |
20th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.59 pm
| 9.29 |
1.59 |
21st | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 10.50 pm
| 13.20 |
0.50 |
22nd | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 6.42 pm
| 7.12 |
- |
23rd | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 2.48 pm
| 5.18 |
0.18 |
26th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.28 pm
| 7.58 |
0.28 |
27th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.43 pm
| 8.13 |
0.43 |
28th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 11.08 pm
| 13.38 |
1.08 |
29th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 8.03 pm
| 8.33 |
1.03 |
30th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.01 pm
| 5.31 |
0.31 |
| | | |
| |
No. of sitting days: 14
| TOTAL: 123.11
| 10.59
|
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| |
MAY 1999 |
| | | |
| |
Day of | Day of
| Hour of
| Hour of
| No. of
| No. of hours the month
|
| the week
| meeting
| adjournment
| hours
| after moment
|
| | | |
| of interruption
|
| | | |
| |
4th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.23 am
| 9.53
| 2.23
|
5th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 10.42 pm
| 13.12 |
0.42 |
6th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
7th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.01 pm
| 5.31 |
0.31 |
10th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 8.48 pm
| 6.18 |
- |
11th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.56 pm
| 8.26 |
0.56 |
12th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 9.08 pm
| 11.38 |
- |
13th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.47 pm
| 8.17 |
0.47 |
14th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.05 pm
| 5.35 |
0.35 |
17th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 5.27 am
| 14.57
| 7.27
|
18th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.29 pm
| 7.59 |
0.29 |
19th B | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 11.28 pm
| 13.58 |
1.28 |
20th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 8.23 pm
| 8.53 |
1.23 |
21st | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.01 pm
| 5.31 |
0.31 |
24th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.17 pm
| 8.47 |
1.17 |
25th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.32 pm
| 8.02 |
0.32 |
26th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 9.05 pm
| 11.35 |
- |
| | | |
| |
House rose for Whitsun adjournment
|
No. of sitting days: 17
| TOTAL: 156.32
| 19.31
|
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| |
JUNE 1999 |
| | | |
| |
Day of | Day of
| Hour of
| Hour of
| No. of
| No. of hours the month
|
| the week
| meeting
| adjournment
| hours
| after moment
|
| | | |
| of interruption
|
House sat after Whitsun adjournment
|
| | | |
| |
8th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 9.59 pm
| 7.29 |
- |
9th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 11.19 pm
| 13.49 |
1.19 |
10th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.16 pm
| 7.46 |
0.16 |
11th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.02 pm
| 5.32 |
0.32 |
14th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.26 pm
| 8.56 |
1.26 |
15th
| Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.29 am
| 9.59
| 2.29
|
16th
| Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 12.46 am
| 15.16
| 2.46
|
17th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
18th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.00 pm
| 5.30 |
0.30 |
21st | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 1.29 am
| 10.59
| 3.29
|
22nd | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.31 am
| 10.01
| 2.31
|
23rd | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 9.40 pm
| 12.10 |
- |
24th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 9.00 pm
| 9.30 |
2.00 |
25th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.00 pm
| 5.30 |
0.30 |
28th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.26 pm
| 7.56 |
0.26 |
29th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.55 pm
| 8.25 |
0.55 |
30th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 7.47 pm
| 10.17 |
- |
| | | |
| |
No. of sitting days: 17
| TOTAL: 157.05
| 19.39
|
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| |
JULY 1999 |
| | | |
| |
Day of | Day of
| Hour of
| Hour of
| No. of
| No. of hours the month
|
| the week
| meeting
| adjournment
| hours
| after moment
|
| | | | of interruption
| |
1st | Thursday 11.30 am
| 7.29 pm
| | 7.59
| 0.29 |
2nd | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 2.59 pm
| 5.29 |
0.29 |
5th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 1.54 am
| 11.24
| 3.54
|
6th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.33 pm
| 9.03 |
1.33 |
7th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 10.56 pm
| 13.26 |
0.56 |
8th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 8.28 pm
| 8.58 |
1.28 |
9th | Friday (Non-Sitting Friday)
| - |
- | -
| |
12th A | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.29 pm
| 8.59 |
1.29 |
13th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 1.55 am
| 11.25
| 3.55
|
14th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 12.53 am
| 15.23
| 2.53
|
15th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.54 pm
| 8.24 |
0.54 |
16th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.03 pm
| 5.33 |
0.33 |
19th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 2.33 am
| 12.03
| 4.33
|
20th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.30 pm
| 9.00 |
1.30 |
21st | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 11.17 pm
| 13.47 |
1.17 |
22nd | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 8.52 pm
| 9.22 |
1.52 |
23rd | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.06 pm
| 5.36 |
0.36 |
26th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 9.21 pm
| 6.51 |
- |
27th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
| | | |
| |
House rose for Summer adjournment
|
| | | |
| |
No. of sitting days: 18
| TOTAL: 170.42
| 28.51
|
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| |
OCTOBER 1999 |
| | | |
| |
Day of | Day of
| Hour of
| Hour of
| No. of
| No. of hours the month
|
| the week
| meeting
| adjournment
| hours
| after moment
|
| | | |
| of interruption
|
House sat after Summer adjournment
|
| | | |
| |
19th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
20th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 10.44 pm
| 13.14 |
0.44 |
21st | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
22nd | Friday (Non-Sitting Friday)
| - |
- | -
| |
25th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 9.09 pm
| 6.39 |
- |
26th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.55 pm
| 8.25 |
0.55 |
27th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 7.36 pm
| 10.06 |
- |
28th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.26 pm
| 7.56 |
0.26 |
29th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 2.31 pm
| 5.01 |
0.01 |
| | | |
| |
TOTAL |
| | | |
|
| | | |
| |
No. of sitting days: 8
| TOTAL: 67.21
| 3.06
|
| | | |
| |
| | | |
| |
NOVEMBER 1999 |
| | | |
| |
Day of | Day of
| Hour of
| Hour of
| No. of
| No. of hours the month
|
| the week
| meeting
| adjournment
| hours
| after moment
|
| | | | of interruption
| |
| | | |
| |
1st | Monday
| 2.30pm
| 11.01 pm
| 8.31 |
1.01 |
2nd | Tuesday
| 2.30pm
| 9.46 pm
| 7.16 |
- |
3rd | Wednesday
| 9.30am
| 1.49 am
| 16.19
| 3.49
|
4th | Thursday
| 11.30am
| 7.37 pm
| 8.07 |
0.37 |
5th | Friday
| 9.30am
| 3.00 pm
| 5.30 |
0.30 |
8th
| Monday
| 2.30pm
| 2.00 am
| 11.30
| 4.00
|
9th
| Tuesday
| 2.30pm
| 1.18 am
| 10.48
| 3.18
|
10th
| Wednesday
| 9.30am
| 12.18 am
| 14.48
| 2.18
|
11th | Thursday
| 11.30am
| 5.38 pm
| 6.08 |
- |
| | | |
| |
Parliament prorogued
|
| | | |
| |
No. of sitting days: 9
| TOTAL: 88.57
| 15.33
|
|