ANNEX C
STATISTICS SUPPLIED BY THE TABLE OFFICE,
HOUSE OF COMMONS
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS TABLED
|
|
WRITTEN
|
|
ORAL
TOTAL
|
(i) Named
Day
|
(ii) Ordinary |
TOTAL |
1946-47
|
13,785*
|
|
|
3,525
|
1950-51
|
12,995*
|
|
|
2,725
|
1953-54
|
13,153*
|
|
|
2,837
|
1958-59
|
11,149*
|
|
|
3,369
|
1964-65
|
10,878*
|
|
|
8,270
|
1968-69
|
10,721*
|
|
|
12,743
|
1971-72
|
11,108*
|
|
|
17,486
|
1972-73
|
7,781
|
**
|
**
|
17,950
|
1974-75
|
9,125
|
**
|
**
|
27,843
|
1975-76
|
9,081
|
**
|
**
|
33,239
|
1977-78
|
9,046
|
14,085
|
14,654
|
28,739
|
1980-81
|
8,175
|
11,054
|
11,634
|
22,688
|
1981-82
|
8,991
|
11,989
|
11,450
|
23,439
|
1984-85
|
14,800
|
18,128
|
13,395
|
31,523
|
1985-86
|
18,139
|
19,260
|
12,548
|
31,808
|
1988-89
|
23,932
|
23,501
|
16,039
|
39,540
|
1989-90
|
24,687
|
23,097
|
18,261
|
41,358
|
1990-91
|
4,821***
|
16,903
|
15,940
|
32,843
|
1993-94
|
4,559
|
14,911
|
26,140
|
41,051
|
1994-95
|
4,903
|
20,113
|
24,881
|
44,994
|
1995-96
|
4,464
|
16,059
|
19,784
|
35,843
|
1998-99
|
5,008
|
13,199
|
18,950
|
32,149
|
1999-00
|
5,747
|
16,212
|
20,569
|
36,781
|
* Before 1972-73 Members were not limited to
one oral.
** Priority written questions were introduced
in session 1972-73, but a breakdown between Named Day and Ordinary
is not available for sessions prior to 1977-78.
*** From session 1990-91 only those Members successful
in the oral shuffle had their questions printed in the Order Paper.
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