1 Business of the House
Information and statistics relating to Questions;
Notices of Motions for an Early Day; the exercise of disciplinary
powers by the Chair and by order of the House; and Public Petitions.
A Questions
Number of Questions which appeared on the Order Paper:
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for written answer on a named day |
11,638 |
for ordinary written answer
| 18,548 |
Total for written answer
| 30,186 |
Total for oral answer
| 4,240 |
of which number reached for answer in the House
| 3,044 |
Total number of Questions
| 34,426 |
Number of Urgent Questions
| 45 |
Number of days upon which replies to Questions for oral answer were given in the House[1]
| 114 |
B Notices of Motions for an Early Day
Total number of Notices of Motions given for an Early Day
| 919 |
including the number which were Prayers for the annulment of Statutory Instruments
| 9 |
C Disciplinary Powers of the Chair
Members ordered to withdraw
No Members were ordered to withdraw from the House
or from Committee of the whole House under Standing Order No.
43 (Disorderly conduct).
Members suspended from the service of the House
No Members were suspended from the service of the
House by order made under Standing Order No. 44 (Order in debate)
or by orders made otherwise.
Member directed to discontinue his or her speech
One Member was directed by the Chair to discontinue
his speech in the House under Standing Order No. 42 (Irrelevance
or repetition).
D Public Petitions
Total number of Petitions
| 166 |
of which the number of Petitions presented formally on the floor of the House
| 104 |
Number of Petitions on which observations were published pursuant to Standing Order No.
156 (Printing of petitions and of ministerial replies)[2]
| 83 |
1 No Questions for oral answer were taken in Westminster
Hall during this session. Back
2
A large number of petitions were presented towards the end of
the session. It is usual for the Government to respond two months
after presentation. Back
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