INTRODUCTORY NOTE
The Sessional Returns have been published as a single
volume since Session 1988-89. The Returns since 1997-98 are available
on the internet at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsesret.htm
Returns on:
i. Closure
of debate in the House and in Standing Committees dating back
to 1887 and 1907 respectively;
ii. Delegated
Legislation from Session 1974-75;
iii. Private
Bills and Private Business from 1981;
iv. Sittings
of the House from Session 1960-61;
v. Special
Procedure Orders from Session 1972-73; and
vi. Select
Committees from Session 1878-79 (excluding the years 1914-1930)
have been placed in the House of Commons Library
where they may be inspected by Members. Copies have also been
supplied to the Parliamentary Archives, where they are available
to the public for inspection. Requests for inspection should
be addressed to the Parliamentary Archives, Houses of Parliament,
London, SW1A 0PW (020 7219 3074). Hours of inspection are from
9.30am to 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays.
Public and Private Bills and Delegated Legislation
are also listed by session in the Part II Index to the relevant
House of Commons Journal. A great deal of other procedural information
can also be derived from this Index, for example the date of each
stage in the passage of a particular Bill through the House of
Commons, and instances of closure in the House and in Committees
of the whole House. The Journal is published by The Stationery
Office Limited and is available on the Parliament website at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmjournal.htm.
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