Sessional Returns 2001-02 - Contents


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 13th June 2001 and ended on 7th November 2002. The House sat Monday-Friday (except on those Fridays listed below) between, or on, the following dates (inclusive): 13th June 2001 (State Opening 20th June 2001)-20th July 2001;14th September 2001; 4th October 2001; 8th October 2001; 15th October 2001-19th December 2001; 8th January 2002-14th February 2002; 25th February 2002-26th March 2002; 3rd April 2002; 10th April 2002 -2nd May 2002; 7th May 2002-24th May 200; 10th June 2002 -24th July 2002; 24th September 2002; and 15th October 2002 -7th November 2002.

The House did not sit on the following Fridays: 29th June 2001, 6th July 2001, 7th and 14th December 2001, 22nd March 2002, 17th May 2002, 14th and 28th June 2002, 18th and 25th October 2002 and 1st November 2002.

The average sitting day lasted 7 hours and 40 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 45 minutes.

All figures are in hours and minutes

Month
No. of days
No. of hours of sitting
No. of hours after moment of interruption

2001-02 Session began 13th June 2001
(State Opening 20th June 2001)
June 2001
11
65.31
4.14
July 2001
14
107.16
8.08

Summer adjournment
20th July 2001-15th October 2001
September 2001
(Emergency recall)
1
4.58
October 2001
(Including emergency recalls)
15
111.11
9.17
November 2001
22
166.54
17.17
December 2001
11
100.56
18.26

Christmas adjournment
20th December 2001-8th January 2002
January 2002
18
137.23
11.07
February 2002
14
103.19
10.00

February adjournment
15th-25th February 2002
March 2002
17
129.28
9.52

Easter adjournment
27th March 2002-10th April 2002
April 2002
(Including emergency recall)
16
119.35
9.25
May 2002
15
113.18
9.21

Whitsun adjournment
25th May 2002-10th June 2002
June 2002
13
99.47
7.32
July 2002
18
141.57
18.07

Summer adjournment
25th July 2002-15th October 2002
September 2002
(Emergency recall)
1
10.44
0.14
October 2002
11
94.36
14.02
November 2002
4
33.53
3.53



Parliament prorogued
7th November 2002

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

JUNE 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
13thWednesday
2.30 pm
3.24 pm
0.54
14thThursday
2.30 pm
5.01 pm
2.31
15thFriday
9.30 am
11.47 am
2.17
19thTuesday
2.30 pm
5.00 pm
2.30
20thWednesday
11.25 am
10.30 pm
11.05
0.30
21stThursday
11.30 am
7.30 pm
8.00
0.30
22ndFriday
9.30 am
2.59 pm
5.29
0.29
25thMonday
2.30 pm
10.29 pm
7.59
26thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.46 pm
8.16
0.46
27thWednesday
2.30 pm
11.01 pm
8.31
1.01
28thThursday
11.30 am
7.29 pm
7.59
0.29
29thNon-sitting Friday
No. of sitting days: 11
TOTAL:
65.31
4.14
  
JULY 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
2 ndMonday
2.30 pm
10.30 pm
8.00
0.30
3rdTuesday
2.30 pm
10.23 pm
7.53
0.23
4thWednesday
2.30 pm
11.14 pm
8.44
1.14
5thThursday
11.30 am
7.30 pm
8.00
0.30
6thNon-sitting Friday
9thMonday
2.30 pm
10.45 pm
8.15
0.45
10thTuesday
2.30 pm
11.04 pm
8.34
1.04
11thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.32 pm
8.02
0.32
12thThursday
11.30 am
7.42 pm
8.12
0.42
13thFriday
9.30 am
1.49 pm
4.19
16thMonday
2.30 pm
10.28 pm
7.58
0.28
17thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.50 pm
8.20
0.50
18thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.47 pm
8.17
0.47
19thThursday
11.30 am
6.49 pm
7.19
20thFriday
9.30 am
2.53 pm
5.23
0.23
House rose for summer adjournment
No. of sitting days: 14
TOTAL:
107.16
8.08
  
SEPTEMBER 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 for emergency recall of Parliament
14thFriday
9.30 am
2.28 pm
4.58
House rose after emergency recall of Parliament
No. of sitting days: 1
TOTAL:
4.58
  
OCTOBER 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 for emergency recall of Parliament
4thThursday
9.30 am
6.58 pm
9.28
House rose after emergency recall of Parliament
  
House sat for emergency recall of Parliament
  
8thMonday
6.00 pm
12.00 am
6.00
2.00
  
House rose after emergency recall of Parliament
  
House sat after summer adjournment
  
15thMonday
2.30 pm
10.24 pm
7.54
0.24
16thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.29 pm
7.59
0.29
17thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.48 pm
8.18
0.48
18thThursday
11.30 am
3.56 pm
4.26
19thFriday
10.30 am
2.41 pm
4.11
0.11
22ndMonday
2.30 pm
10.30 pm
8.00
0.30
23rdTuesday
2.30 pm
10.56 pm
8.26
0.56
24thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.39 pm
8.09
0.39
25thThursday
11.30 am
7.52 pm
8.22
0.52
26thFriday
9.30 am
2.58 pm
5.28
0.28
29thMonday
2.30 pm
10.44 pm
8.14
0.44
30thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.47 pm
8.17
0.47
31stWednesday
2.30 pm
10.29 pm
7.59
0.29
No. of sitting days: 15
TOTAL:
111.11
9.17
  
NOVEMBER 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
1stThursday
11.30 am
7.41 pm
8.11
0.41
2ndFriday
9.30 am
3.00 pm
5.30
0.30
5thMonday
2.30 pm
8.18 pm
5.48
6thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.52 pm
8.22
0.52
7thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.29 pm
7.59
0.29
8thThursday
11.30 am
7.30 pm
8.00
0.30
9thFriday
9.30 am
2.58 pm
5.28
0.28
12thMonday
2.30 pm
11.23 pm
8.53
1.23
13thTuesday
2.30 pm
11.03 pm
8.33
1.03
14thWednesday
2.30 pm
9.57 pm
7.27
15th A Thursday
11.30 am
6.55 pm
7.25
16thFriday
9.30 am
1.27 pm
3.57
19thMonday
2.30 pm
12.34 am
10.04
2.34
20thTuesday
2.30 pm
11.15 pm
8.45
1.15
21stWednesday
2.30 pm
11.00 pm
8.30
1.00
22ndThursday
11.30 am
7.29 pm
7.59
0.29
23rdFriday
9.30 am
3.00 pm
5.30
0.30
26thMonday
2.30 pm
12.39 am
10.09
2.39
27thTuesday
2.30 pm
11.09 pm
8.39
1.09
28thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.30 pm
8.00
0.30
29thThursday
11.30 am
7.45 pm
8.15
0.45
30thFriday
9.30 am
3.00 pm
5.30
0.30
No. of sitting days: 22
TOTAL:
166.54
17.17
  
DECEMBER 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
3rdMonday
2.30 pm
11.01 pm
8.31
1.01
4thTuesday
2.30 pm
1.41 am
11.11
3.41
5thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.29 pm
7.59
0.29
6thThursday
11.30 am
7.29 pm
7.59
0.29
7thNon-sitting Friday
10thMonday
2.30 pm
10.41 pm
8.11
0.41
11thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.32 pm
8.02
0.32
12thWednesday
2.30 pm
12.34 am
10.04
2.34
13thThursday
11.30 am
1.00 am
13.30
6.00
14thNon-sitting Friday
17thMonday
2.30 pm
10.54 pm
8.24
0.54
18thTuesday
2.30 pm
11.35 pm
9.05
1.35
19thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.30 pm
8.00
0.30
House rose for Christmas adjournment
No. of sitting days: 11
TOTAL:
100.56
18.26
  
JANUARY 2002
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
8thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.47 pm
8.17
0.47
9thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.45 pm
8.15
0.45
10thThursday
11.30 am
7.31 pm
8.01
0.31
11thFriday
9.30 am
3.06 pm
5.36
0.36
14thMonday
2.30 pm
10.58 pm
8.28
0.58
15thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.45 pm
8.15
0.45
16thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.54 pm
8.24
0.54
17thThursday
11.30 am
6.29 pm
6.59
18thFriday
9.30 am
2.51 pm
5.21
0.21
21stMonday
2.30 pm
10.59 pm
8.29
0.59
22ndTuesday
2.30 pm
11.03 pm
8.33
1.03
23rdWednesday
2.30 pm
10.04 pm
7.34
0.04
24thThursday
11.30 am
6.17 pm
6.47
25thFriday
9.30 am
3.00 pm
5.30
0.30
28thMonday
2.30 pm
10.43 pm
8.13
0.43
29thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.58 pm
8.28
0.58
30thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.44 pm
8.14
0.44
31st A Thursday
11.30 am
7.29 pm
7.59
0.29
No. of sitting days: 18
TOTAL:
137.23
11.07
  
FEBRUARY 2002
Day of the month Day of the week
Hour of
meeting
Hour of adjournment
No. of hours
No. of hours after moment of interruption
1stFriday
9.30 am
1.25 pm
3.55
4thMonday
2.30 pm
10.58 pm
8.28
0.58
5thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.22 pm
7.52
0.22
6thWednesday
2.30 pm
12.42 am
10.12
2.42
7thThursday
11.30 am
8.49 pm
9.19
1.49
8thFriday
9.30 am
2.59 pm
5.29
0.29
11thMonday
2.30 pm
5.42 pm
3.12
12thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.44 pm
8.14
0.44
13thWednesday
2.30 pm
8.42 pm
6.12
14thThursday
11.30 am
7.28 pm
7.58
0.28
February adjournment
25thMonday
2.30 pm
10.18 pm
7.48
0.18
26thTuesday
2.30 pm
11.16 pm
8.16
1.16
27thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.21 pm
7.51
0.21
28thThursday
11.30 am
7.33 pm
8.03
0.33
No. of sitting days: 14
TOTAL:
103.19
10.00
  
MARCH 2002
Day of the month Day of the week
Hour of
meeting
Hour of adjournment
No. of hours
No. of hours after moment of interruption
1stFriday
9.30 am
2.06 pm
4.36
4thMonday
2.30 pm
10.44 pm
8.14
0.44
5thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.53 pm
8.23
0.53
6thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.37 pm
8.07
0.37
7thThursday
11.30 am
7.40 pm
8.10
0.40
8thFriday
9.30 am
3.00 pm
5.30
0.30
11thMonday
2.30 pm
10.45 pm
8.15
0.45
12thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.57 pm
8.27
0.57
13thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.30 pm
8.00
0.30
14thThursday
11.30 am
7.29 pm
7.59
0.29
15thFriday
9.30 am
2.57 pm
5.27
0.27
18thMonday
2.30 pm
11.08 pm
8.38
1.08
19thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.31 pm
8.01
0.31
20thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.15 pm
7.45
0.15
21stThursday
11.30 am
7.25 pm
7.55
0.25
22ndNon-sitting Friday
25thMonday
2.30 pm
11.01 pm
8.31
1.01
26thTuesday
11.30 am
7.00 pm
7.30
House rose for Easter adjournment
No. of sitting days: 17
TOTAL:
129.28
9.52
  
APRIL 2002
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 for emergency recall of Parliament
3rdWednesday
11.30 am
1.28 pm
1.58
House rose after emergency recall of Parliament
  
House sat after Easter adjournment
  
10thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.48 pm
8.18
0.48
11thThursday
11.30 am
7.27 pm
7.57
0.27
12thFriday
9.30 am
3.03 pm
5.33
0.33
15thMonday
2.30 pm
8.42 pm
6.12
16thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.26 pm
7.56
0.26
17thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.22 pm
7.52
0.22
18thThursday
11.30 am
7.28 pm
7.58
0.28
19thFriday
9.30 am
2.59 pm
5.29
0.29
22ndMonday
2.30 pm
10.27 pm
7.57
0.27
23rdTuesday
2.30 pm
11.48 pm
9.18
1.48
24thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.41 pm
8.11
0.41
25thThursday
11.30 am
7.30 pm
8.00
0.30
26thFriday
9.30 am
2.52 pm
5.22
0.22
29thMonday
2.30 pm
10.57 pm
8.27
0.57
30thTuesday
10.00 am
11.07 pm
13.07
1.07
No. of sitting days: 18
TOTAL:
137.23
11.07
  
MAY 2002
Day of the month Day of the week
Hour of
meeting
Hour of adjournment
No. of hours
No. of hours after moment of interruption
1stWednesday
2.30 pm
8.34 pm
6.04
2ndThursday
11.30 am
7.30 pm
8.00
0.30
7thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.43 pm
8.13
0.43
8thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.39 pm
8.09
0.39
9thThursday
11.30 am
8.49 pm
9.19
1.49
10thFriday
9.30 am
3.02 pm
5.32
0.32
13thMonday
2.30 pm
10.53 pm
8.23
0.53
14thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.24 pm
7.54
0.24
15thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.43 pm
8.13
0.43
16th A Thursday
11.30 am
7.43 pm
8.13
0.43
17thNon-sitting Friday
20thMonday
2.30 pm
10.30 pm
8.00
0.30
21stTuesday
2.30 pm
10.57 pm
8.27
0.57
22ndWednesday
2.30 pm
7.53 pm
5.23
23rdThursday
11.30 am
7.30 pm
8.00
0.30
24thFriday
9.30 am
2.58 pm
5.28
0.28
House rose for Whitsun adjournment
No. of sitting days: 15
TOTAL:
113.18
9.21
  
JUNE 2002
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 Whitsun adjournment
10thMonday
2.30 pm
10.34 pm
8.04
0.34
11thTuesday
2.30 pm
11.21 pm
8.51
1.21
12thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.58 pm
8.28
0.58
13thThursday
11.30 am
7.45 pm
8.15
0.45
14thNon-sitting Friday
17thMonday
2.30 pm
9.41 pm
7.11
18thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.30 pm
8.00
0.30
19thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.31 pm
8.01
0.31
20thThursday
11.30 am
7.30 pm
8.00
0.30
21stFriday
9.30 am
3.02 pm
5.32
0.32
24thMonday
2.30 pm
10.26 pm
7.56
0.26
25thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.45 pm
8.15
0.45
26thWednesday
2.30 pm
7.34 pm
5.04
27thThursday
11.30 am
7.40 pm
8.10
0.40
28thNon-sitting Friday
No. of sitting days: 13
TOTAL:
99.47
7.32
  
JULY 2002
Day of the month Day of the week
Hour of
meeting
Hour of adjournment
No. of hours
No. of hours after moment of interruption
1stMonday
2.30 pm
6.20 pm
3.50
2ndTuesday
2.30 pm
11.00 pm
8.30
1.00
3rdWednesday
2.30 pm
12.53 am
10.23
2.53
4thThursday
11.30 am
7.44 pm
8.14
0.44
5thFriday
9.30 am
2.43 pm
5.13
0.13
8thMonday
2.30 pm
10.54 pm
8.24
0.54
9thTuesday
2.30 pm
11.10 pm
8.40
1.10
10thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.30 pm
8.00
0.30
11thThursday
11.30 am
7.30 pm
8.00
0.30
12thFriday
9.30 am
3.05 pm
5.35
0.35
15thMonday
2.30 pm
10.50 pm
8.20
0.50
16thTuesday
2.30 pm
11.08 pm
8.38
1.08
17thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.31 pm
8.01
0.31
18thThursday
11.30 am
8.27 pm
8.57
1.27
19thFriday
9.30 am
3.20 pm
5.50
0.50
22ndMonday
2.30 pm
2.00 am
11.30
4.00
23rdTuesday
2.30 pm
10.32 pm
8.02
0.32
24thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.20 pm
7.50
0.20
House rose for summer adjournment
No. of sitting days: 18
TOTAL:
141.57
18.07
  
SEPTEMBER 2002
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 for emergency recall of Parliament
  
24thTuesday
11.30 am
10.14 pm
10.44
0.14
  
House rose after emergency recall of Parliament
  
No. of sitting days: 1
TOTAL:
10.44
0.14
  
OCTOBER 2002
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 summer adjournment
15thTuesday
2.30 pm
10.30 pm
8.00
0.30
16thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.57 pm
8.27
0.57
17thThursday
11.30 am
7.30 pm
8.00
0.30
18thNon-sitting Friday
21stMonday
2.30 pm
8.34 pm
6.04
22ndTuesday
2.30 pm
10.57 pm
8.27
0.57
23rdWednesday
2.30 pm
10.45 pm
8.15
0.45
24thThursday
11.30 am
7.29 pm
7.59
0.29
25thNon-sitting Friday
28thMonday
2.30 pm
10.49 pm
8.19
0.49
29thTuesday
2.30 pm
12.47 am
10.17
2.47
30thWednesday
2.30 pm
10.35 pm
8.05
0.35
31stThursday
11.30 am
12.13 am
12.43
5.43
No. of sitting days: 11
TOTAL:
94.36
14.02
  
NOVEMBER 2002
Day of the month Day of the week
Hour of
meeting
Hour of adjournment
No. of hours
No. of hours after moment of interruption
1stNon-sitting Friday
4thMonday
2.30 pm
10.29 pm
7.59
0.29
5thTuesday
2.30 pm
11.39 pm
9.09
1.39
6thWednesday
2.30 pm
11.45 pm
9.15
1.45
7thThursday
11.30 am
7.00 pm
7.30
Parliament prorogued
No. of sitting days: 4
TOTAL:
33.53
3.53


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.



 
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