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
in the House
Summary
The Session began on 6th December 2000 and ended
on 14th May 2001. The House sat Monday-Friday (except on those
Fridays listed below) between the following dates (inclusive):
6th December 2000 (State Opening 6th December 2000)-21st December
2000; 8th January 2001-15th February 2001; 26th February 2001-10th
April 2001; 23rd April 2001-3rd May 2001; 8th May 2001-11th May
2001.
The House did not sit on the following Fridays: 12th
and 19th January 2001, 2nd March 2001.
The average sitting day lasted 8 hours and 19 minutes;
and the average duration of sitting beyond the moment of interruption
(10 pm Monday-Wednesday, 7pm on Thursdays and 2.30 pm on Fridays)
was 1 hour and 15 minutes.
All figures are in hours and minutes
Month | No. of days
| No. of hours of sitting
| No. of hours after moment of interruption
|
2000-01 Session began 6th December 2000
(State Opening 6th December 2000)
|
December 2000 | 12
| 100.47 | 14.43
|
Christmas adjournment
22nd December 2000-7th January 2001
|
January 2001 | 16
| 145.56 | 28.26
|
February 2001 | 14
| 115.03 | 15.03
|
February adjournment
16th February 2001-25th February 2001
|
March 2001 | 21
| 173.48 | 26.57
|
April 2001 | 13
| 107.34 | 15.53
|
Easter adjournment
11th April 2001-22nd April 2001
|
May 2001 | 7
| 47.40 | 3.02
|
Dissolution 14th May 2001
|
| |
| |
TOTAL | 83
| 690.48 | 104.04
|
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
DECEMBER 2000 |
Day of the month
| Day of the week
| Hour of
meeting
| Hour of adjournment
| No. of hours
| No. of hours after moment of interruption
|
6th | Wednesday
| 11.26 am
| 10.30 pm
| 11.04
| 0.30 |
7th | Thursday
| 11.30 pm
| 7.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
8th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.00 pm
| 5.30 |
0.30 |
11th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
12th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.04 pm
| 9.34
| 2.04
|
13thA | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.14 pm
| 8.44 |
1.14 |
14th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 5.09 pm
| 5.39 |
|
15th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 2.21 pm
| 4.51 |
|
18th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 2.15 am
| 11.45
| 4.15
|
19th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.53 am
| 9.23 |
1.53 |
20th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.17 am
| 9.47
| 2.17
|
21st | Thursday
| 9.30 am
| 6.00 pm
| 8.30 |
1.00 |
|
| |
| |
|
House rose for Christmas Adjournment
|
|
| |
| |
|
No. of sitting days: 12
| TOTAL:
| 100.47
| 14.43
|
|
| |
| |
|
JANUARY 2001
|
Day of the month
| Day of the week
| Hour of
meeting
| Hour of adjournment
| No. of hours
| No. of hours after moment of interruption
|
House sat after Christmas Adjournment
|
|
| |
| |
|
8th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 1.37 am
| 11.07
| 3.37
|
9th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 4.09 am
| 13.39
| 6.09
|
10th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.14 am
| 9.44
| 2.14
|
11th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.29 pm
| 7.59 |
0.29 |
12th | Non-sitting Friday
| |
|
|
|
15th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 1.59 am
| 11.29
| 3.59
|
16th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.59 pm
| 9.29 |
1.59 |
17th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.46 pm
| 9.16 |
1.46 |
18th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.53 pm
| 8.23 |
0.53 |
19th | Non-sitting Friday
| |
|
|
|
22nd | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.04 am
| 9.34
| 2.04
|
23rd | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.28 pm
| 7.58 |
0.28 |
24th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.01 pm
| 8.31 |
1.01 |
25th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.24 pm
| 7.54 |
0.24 |
26th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 2.59 pm
| 5.29 |
0.29 |
29th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.53 pm
| 9.23 |
1.53 |
30th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.31 pm
| 8.01 |
0.31 |
31st | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
|
| |
| |
|
No. of sitting days: 16
| TOTAL:
| 145.56
| 28.26
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
|
FEBRUARY 2001
|
Day of the month
| Day of the week
| Hour of
meeting
| Hour of adjournment
| No. of hours
| No. of hours after moment of interruption
|
1st | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.50 pm
| 8.20 |
0.50 |
2nd | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 2.58 pm
| 5.28 |
0.28 |
5th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.56 pm
| 8.26 |
0.56 |
6th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.35 pm
| 8.05 |
0.35 |
7th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
8th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
9th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.09 pm
| 5.39 |
0.39 |
12th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.57 pm
| 8.27 |
0.57 |
13th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.44 am
| 10.14
| 2.44
|
14th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.42 pm
| 8.12 |
0.42 |
15th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
|
| |
| |
|
February adjournment
|
|
| |
| |
|
26th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.38 pm
| 8.08 |
0.38 |
27th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 2.33 am
| 12.03
| 4.33
|
28th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.31 pm
| 8.01 |
0.31 |
|
| |
| |
|
No. of sitting days: 14
| TOTAL:
| 115.03
| 15.03
|
|
| |
| |
|
MARCH 2001
|
Day of the month
| Day of the week
| Hour of
meeting
| Hour of adjournment
| No. of hours
| No. of hours after moment of interruption
|
|
| |
| |
|
1st | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.36 pm
| 8.06 |
0.36 |
2nd | Non-sitting Friday
| |
| |
|
5th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
6th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.42 pm
| 9.12 |
1.42 |
7th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.22 pm
| 7.52 |
0.22 |
8thA | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.28 pm
| 7.58 |
0.28 |
9th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 2.58 pm
| 5.28 |
0.28 |
12th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 2.32 am
| 12.02
| 4.32
|
13th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 2.34 am
| 12.04
| 4.34
|
14th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.54 pm
| 9.24 |
1.54 |
15th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
16th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.00 pm
| 5.30 |
0.30 |
19th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 1.07 am
| 10.37
| 3.07
|
20th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.17 am
| 9.47
| 2.17
|
21st | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.47 pm
| 8.17 |
0.47 |
22nd | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 6.23 pm
| 6.53 |
|
23rd | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 2.53 pm
| 5.23 |
0.23 |
26th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.56 pm
| 8.26 |
0.56 |
27th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.31 pm
| 9.01 |
1.31 |
28th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.21 pm
| 8.51 |
1.21 |
29th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 6.58 pm
| 7.28 |
|
30th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 2.59 pm
| 5.29 |
0.29 |
|
| |
| |
|
No. of sitting days: 21
| TOTAL:
| 173.48
| 26.57
|
|
| |
| |
|
APRIL 2001
|
Day of the month
| Day of the week
| Hour of
meeting
| Hour of adjournment
| No. of hours
| No. of hours after moment of interruption
|
2nd | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.28 am
| 9.58
| 2.28
|
3rd | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.15 am
| 9.45
| 2.15
|
4th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.06 am
| 9.36
| 2.06
|
5th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.25 pm
| 7.55 |
0.25 |
6th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 2.57 pm
| 5.27 |
0.27 |
9th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.39 pm
| 9.09 |
1.39 |
10th | Tuesday
| 11.30 am
| 7.28 pm
| 7.58 |
0.28 |
|
| |
| |
|
Easter adjournment
|
|
| |
| |
|
23rd | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 12.37 am
| 10.07
| 2.37
|
24th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.51 pm
| 9.21 |
1.51 |
25th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.38 pm
| 8.08 |
0.38 |
26th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.27 pm
| 7.57 |
0.27 |
27th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 3.02 pm
| 5.32 |
0.32 |
30th | Monday
| 2.30 pm
| 9.11 pm
| 6.41 |
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
|
No. of sitting days: 13
| TOTAL:
| 107.34
| 15.53
|
|
| |
| |
|
MAY 2001
|
Day of the month
| Day of the week
| Hour of
meeting
| Hour of adjournment
| No. of hours
| No. of hours after moment of interruption
|
|
| |
| |
|
1st | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 8.45 pm
| 6.15 |
|
2nd | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 10.36 pm
| 8.06 |
0.36 |
3rd | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 7.30 pm
| 8.00 |
0.30 |
8th | Tuesday
| 2.30 pm
| 8.31 pm
| 6.01 |
|
9th | Wednesday
| 2.30 pm
| 11.56 pm
| 9.26 |
1.56 |
10th | Thursday
| 11.30 am
| 6.47 pm
| 7.17 |
|
11th | Friday
| 9.30 am
| 12.05 pm
| 2.35 |
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
| |
| |
|
No. of sitting days: 7
| TOTAL:
| 47.40
| 3.02 |
|
| |
| |
|
Parliament dissolved, 14th May 2001
|
Following Orders of the House of 24th May 1999 and 27th January
2000, on days on which the House sits there are sittings in Westminster
Hall on Tuesdays between ten o'clock and one o'clock; on Wednesdays
between half past nine o'clock and two o'clock; and on Thursdays
beginning at half-past two o'clock and continuing for up to three
hours. Any Member of the House may take part in sittings in Westminster
Hall; and the business is appointed by the Chairman of Ways and
Means.
B. Days and hours of sitting in
Westminster Hall
EXPLANATORY NOTE
A denotes days on which Select Committee Reports
were debated
DECEMBER 2000 |
Day of the month
| Day of the week
| Hour of
meeting
| Hour of adjournment
| No. of hours
|
14thA | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 5.30 pm
| 3.00 |
19th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.57 pm
| 4.27 |
20th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
21st | Thursday
| 12.33 pm
| 1.39 pm
| 1.06 |
|
| |
| |
No. of sitting days: 4
| TOTAL:
| 13.03
|
|
| |
| |
JANUARY 2001 |
Day of the month
| Day of the week
| Hour of
meeting
| Hour of adjournment
| No. of hours
|
9th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.52 pm
| 4.22 |
10th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
11th | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 5.17 pm
| 2.47 |
16th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
17th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
18thA | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 5.54 pm
| 3.24 |
23rd | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
24th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.55 pm
| 4.25 |
25th | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 5.30 pm
| 3.00 |
30th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.59 pm
| 4.29 |
31st | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.59 pm
| 4.29 |
|
| |
| |
No. of sitting days: 11
| TOTAL:
| 44.16
|
|
| |
| |
FEBRUARY 2001 |
Day of the month
| Day of the week
| Hour of
meeting
| Hour of adjournment
| No. of hours
|
1stA | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 5.05 pm
| 2.35 |
6th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
7th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.58 pm
| 4.28 |
8th | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 4.13 pm
| 1.43 |
13th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
14th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.59 pm
| 4.29 |
15thA | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 5.29 pm
| 2.59 |
27th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
28th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.58 pm
| 4.28 |
|
| |
| |
No. of sitting days: 9
| TOTAL:
| 34.12
|
|
| |
| |
MARCH 2001 |
Day of the month
| Day of the week
| Hour of
meeting
| Hour of adjournment
| No. of hours
|
1stA | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 5.45 pm
| 3.15 |
6th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.55 pm
| 4.25 |
7th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
8th | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 4.59 pm
| 2.29 |
13th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
14th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.59 pm
| 4.29 |
15thA | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 5.29 pm
| 2.59 |
20th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
21st | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
22ndA | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 5.57 pm
| 3.27 |
27th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
28th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.59 pm
| 4.29 |
29thA | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 4.27 pm
| 1.57 |
|
| |
| |
No. of sitting days: 13
| TOTAL:
| 50.00
|
|
| |
| |
APRIL 2001 |
Day of the month
| Day of the week
| Hour of
meeting
| Hour of adjournment
| No. of hours
|
3rd | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.58 pm
| 4.28 |
4th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
5th | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 5.29 pm
| 2.59 |
24th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.59 pm
| 4.29 |
25th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.59 pm
| 4.29 |
26th | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 3.47 pm
| 1.17 |
|
| |
| |
No. of sitting days: 6
| TOTAL:
| 22.12
|
|
| |
| |
MAY 2001 |
Day of the month
| Day of the week
| Hour of
meeting
| Hour of adjournment
| No. of hours
|
1st | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
2nd | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 2.00 pm
| 4.30 |
3rd | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 5.30 pm
| 3.00 |
8th | Tuesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.59 pm
| 4.29 |
9th | Wednesday
| 9.30 am
| 1.57 pm
| 4.27 |
10th | Thursday
| 2.30 pm
| 2.51 pm
| 0.21 |
|
| |
| |
|
| |
| |
No. of sitting days: 6
| TOTAL:
| 21.17
|
C. Distribution of time on the floor
of the House between principal types of business
| | Time spent
(hours and minutes)
|
| | In total
| After moment of interruption
|
| |
| |
Addresses other than Motions to annul or revoke Statutory Instruments
| 36.18 | 1.01
|
Government Bills: |
| |
| Read a second time and committed to a Standing Committee
| 93.52 | 4.16
|
| Read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House
| 17.52 | 1.26
|
| Read a second time and not committed
| - | -
|
| Committee of the whole House
| 24.33 | 3.47
|
| Consideration
| 56.24 | 2.17
|
| Third Reading
| 16.08 | 4.28
|
| Lords Amendments
| 3.24 | -
|
| Allocation of Time
| 31.22 | 15.42
|
| Committal Motions
| - | -
|
Private Members' Bills:
| | |
| Second Reading and all stages
| 33.44 | 0.21
|
| Other stages |
4.56 | 0.02
|
Private Business at Seven o'clock
| 7.39 | 0.09
|
Government Motions:
| | |
| European Union Documents
| 1.31 | 1.31
|
| Business Motions
| 7.30 | 2.33
|
| General | 23.18
| 11.49 |
Opposition Days
| 48.28 | 2.39
|
Opposition Motions in Government time
| | |
| (other than Motions to annul or revoke Statutory Instruments)
| - | -
|
Private Members' Motions:
| | |
| Substantive |
4.21 | 0.19
|
| Ten Minute Rule
| 4.09 | -
|
Adjournment: |
| |
| Government |
36.36 | 0.01
|
| Daily | 39.20
| 33.15 |
| Last day before recess
| 6.00 | 0.39
|
Estimates (debates on Select Committee reports under Standing Order No. 54)
| 7.18 | 0.31
|
Money Resolutions
| 2.41 | 2.29
|
Ways and Means
| 25.01 | 1.21
|
Motions for approval of Statutory Instruments
| 21.58 | 9.04
|
Motions to annul or revoke Statutory Instruments
| 5.24 | 2.58
|
No Question before the House:
| | |
| Questions to Ministers
| 64.14 | -
|
| Private Notice Questions
| 5.14 | -
|
| Statements |
28.00 | -
|
| Business Statements
| 15.00 | -
|
| Standing Order No. 24 Applications
| 0.11 | -
|
| Points of Order
| 5.16 | 0.12
|
| Public Petitions
| 0.37 | 0.32
|
| Miscellaneous
| 5.13 | 0.16
|
| (including suspensions of the proceedings of the House[1]
| 0.02 | )
|
Daily Prayers |
6.55 | -
|
|
| |
|
TOTAL | 690.27
| 103.38 |
D. Distribution of time in Westminster
Hall between applicable types of business
| | Time spent
(hours and minutes)
|
| |
| |
|
| | |
Adjournment: |
| |
| Government |
| 18.51
|
| Balloted |
| 142.07
|
| Debates on Select Committee reports selected by the Liaison Committee
| | 21.58
|
Points of Order
| | 0.00
|
Suspension |
| 2.53
|
|
| |
TOTAL |
| 185.49 |
1 Not
including suspensions on the days of State Opening or Prorogation
or immediately following the election of the Speaker. Back
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