Sessional Returns Session 2014-15 - House of Commons 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 4 June 2014 and ended on 26 March 2015. The House sat Monday-Thursday and on those Fridays listed below between, or on, the following dates (inclusive): 4 June-22 July 2014; 1-12 September 2014; 26 September 2014; 13 October 2014-11 November 2014; 17 November-18 December 2014; 5 January-12 February 2015; and 23 February-26 March 2015.

The House sat on the following Fridays: 5 and 12 September 2014; 17 and 24 October 2014; 7, 21 and 28 November 2014; 5 December 2014; 9, 16 and 23 January 2015; 27 February 2015; 6 and 20 March 2015.

The average sitting day lasted 7 hours and 26 minutes; and the average duration of sitting beyond the moment of interruption (10 pm on Monday, 7 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, 5 pm on Thursday and 2.30 pm on Fridays) was 31 minutes.

All figures are in hours and minutes
MonthNo. of days No. of hours of sittingNo. of hours after moment of interruption
2014-15 Session began 4 June 2014
June 201415121.04 7.19
July 201413102.20 9.20
Summer adjournment

23 July 2014-31 August 2014
September 20141073.41 6.21
Conference adjournment

13 September 2014-12 October 2014
September 2014

(emergency recall)

16.462.46
October 201414100.32 6.00
November 20147 48.052.13
Autumn adjournment

12 November 2014-16 November 2014
November 20141070.49 3.51
December 20141396.56 5.36
Christmas adjournment

19 December 2014-4 January 2015
January 201519136.08 8.03
February 2015860.37 5.57
February adjournment

13 February 2015-22 February 2015
February 2015536.45 2.40
March 201518135.31 8.04
Parliament prorogued 26 March
TOTAL:133 989.1468.10

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 2014
Day of the month Day of the week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours No. of hours after moment of interruption
4Wednesday 11.25 am9.34 pm 10.09
5Thursday9.30 am 5.30 pm8.00 0.30
9Monday2.30 pm 10.43 pm8.13 0.43
10Tuesday11.30 am 7.31 pm8.01 0.31
11Wednesday 11.30 am7.42 pm 8.120.42
12Thursday 9.30 am5.47 pm 8.170.47
16Monday2.30 pm 8.56 pm6.26
17Tuesday11.30 am 7.31 pm8.01 0.31
18Wednesday 11.30 am7.39 pm 8.090.39
19Thursday 9.30 am5.29 pm 7.590.29
23Monday2.30 pm 10.39 pm8.09 0.39
24Tuesday11.30 am 6.40 pm7.10
25Wednesday 11.30 am7.50 pm 8.200.50
26Thursday 9.30 am5.24 pm 7.540.24
30Monday2.30 pm 10.34 pm8.04 0.34
No. of sitting days: 15TOTAL: 121.047.19
July 2014
Day of the month Day of the week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours No. of hours after moment of interruption
1Tuesday11.30 am 8.06 pm8.36 1.06
2Wednesday 11.30 am7.44 pm 8.140.44
3Thursday9.30 am 5.19 pm7.49 0.19
7 AMonday 2.30 pm10.30 pm 8.000.30
8Tuesday11.30 am 7.28 pm7.58 0.28
9Wednesday 11.30 am7.33 pm 8.030.33
10Thursday 9.30 am5.28 pm 7.580.28
14Monday2.30 pm 8.00 pm7.30
15Tuesday11.30 am 10.25 pm8.55 3.25
16Wednesday 11.30 am7.47 pm 8.170.47
17Thursday 9.30 am5.28 pm 7.580.28
21Monday2.30 pm 7.30 pm5.00
22Tuesday11.30 am 7.32 pm8.02 0.32
House rose for Summer adjournment
No. of sitting days: 13TOTAL: 102.209.20
September 2014
House sat after Summer adjournment
Day of the month Day of the week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours No. of hours after moment of interruption
1Monday 2.30 pm10.27 pm 7.570.27
2Tuesday 11.30 am6.22 pm 6.52
3Wednesday 11.30 am7.44 pm 8.140.44
4Thursday 9.30 am5.25 pm 7.550.25
5Friday 9.30 am2.55 pm 5.250.25
8Monday 2.30 pm8.55 pm 6.25
9Tuesday 11.30 am8.18 pm 8.481.18
10Wednesday 11.30 am9.32 pm 10.022.32
11Thursday 9.30 am4.13 pm 6.43
12Friday 9.30 am3.00 pm 5.300.30
House rose for Conference adjournment
No. of sitting days: 10TOTAL: 73.516.21
House sat after emergency recall of Parliament
Day of the month Day of the week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours No. of hours after moment of interruption
26Friday 10.30 am5.16 pm 6.462.46
October 2014
House sat after Conference adjournment
Day of the month Day of the week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours No. of hours after moment of interruption
13Monday 2.30 pm10.39 pm 8.090.39
14Tuesday 11.30 am7.31 pm 8.010.31
15Wednesday 11.30 am7.46 pm 8.160.46
16Thursday 9.30 am5.30 pm 8.000.30
17Friday 9.30 am2.59 pm 5.290.29
20Monday 2.30 pm7.02 pm 4.32
21Tuesday 11.30 am7.33 pm 8.030.33
22Wednesday 11.30 am7.26 pm 7.560.26
23Thursday 9.30 am5.22 pm 7.520.22
24Friday 9.30 am2.51 pm 5.210.21
27Monday 2.30 pm10.43 pm 8.130.43
28Tuesday 11.30 am7.29 pm 7.590.29
29Wednesday 11.30 am4.30 pm 5.00
30Thursday 9.30 am5.11 pm 7.410.11
No. of sitting days: 14TOTAL: 100.326.00
November 2014
Day of the month Day of the week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours No. of hours after moment of interruption
3Monday 2.30 pm9.32 pm 7.02
4Tuesday 11.30 am7.31 pm 8.010.31
5Wednesday 11.30 am7.42 pm 8.120.42
6Thursday 9.30 am5.29 pm 7.590.29
7Friday 9.30 am3.01 pm 5.310.31
10Monday 2.30 pm9.05 pm 6.35
11Tuesday 12.00 pm4.45 pm 4.45
Autumn Adjournment
17Monday 2.30 pm9.07 pm 6.37
18Tuesday 11.30 am7.21 pm 7.510.21
19Wednesday 11.30 am7.30 pm 8.000.30
20Thursday 9.30 am5.29 pm 7.590.29
21Friday 9.30 am2.55 pm 5.250.25
24Monday 2.30 pm8.09 pm 5.39
25Tuesday 11.30 am6.42 pm 7.12
26Wednesday 11.30 am8.18 pm 8.481.18
27Thursday 9.30 am5.21 pm 7.510.21
28Friday 9.30 am2.57 pm 5.270.27
No. of sitting days: 17TOTAL: 118.546.04
December 2014
Day of the month Day of the week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours No. of hours after moment of interruption
1Monday2.30 pm 9.57 pm7.27
2Tuesday11.30 am 8.30 pm9.00 1.30
3Wednesday 11.30 am5.58 pm 6.28
4Thursday9.30 am 5.26 pm7.56 0.26
5Friday9.30 am 2.59 pm5.29 0.29
8Monday 2.30 pm10.45 pm 8.150.45
9Tuesday11.30 am 5.24 pm5.54
10Wednesday 11.30 am6.01 pm 6.31
11Thursday 9.30 am5.32 pm 8.020.32
15Monday2.30 pm 10.21 pm7.51 0.21
16Tuesday11.30 am 7.28 pm7.58 0.28
17Wednesday 11.30 am7.40 pm 8.100.40
18Thursday 9.30 am5.25 pm 7.550.25
House rose for Christmas adjournment
No. of sitting days: 13TOTAL: 96.565.36
January 2015
House sat after Christmas adjournment
Day of the month Day of the week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours No. of hours after moment of interruption
5Monday 2.30 pm10.30 pm 8.000.30
6Tuesday 11.30 am6.05 pm 6.35
7Wednesday 11.30 am5.57 pm 6.27
8Thursday 9.30 am5.18 pm 7.480.18
9Friday 9.30 am3.02 pm 5.320.32
12Monday 2.30 pm9.42 pm 7.12
13Tuesday 11.30 am7.52 pm 8.220.52
14Wednesday 11.30 am7.27 pm 7.570.27
15Thursday 9.30 am5.29 pm 7.590.29
16Friday 9.30 am2.54 pm 5.240.24
19Monday 2.30 pm5.39 pm 3.09
20Tuesday 11.30 am7.48 pm 8.180.48
21Wednesday 11.30 am8.04 pm 8.341.04
22Thursday 9.30 am4.42 pm 7.12
23Friday 9.30 am3.04 pm 5.340.34
26Monday 2.30 pm10.30 pm 8.000.30
27Tuesday 11.30 am7.30 pm 8.000.30
28Wednesday 11.30 am7.36 pm 8.060.36
29Thursday 9.30 am5.29 pm 7.590.29
No. of sitting days: 19TOTAL: 136.088.03
february 2015
Day of the month Day of the week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours No. of hours after moment of interruption
2Monday2.30 pm 8.54 pm6.24
3Tuesday11.30 am 7.30 pm8.00 0.30
4Wednesday 11.30 am7.49 pm 8.190.49
5Thursday9.30 am 5.31 pm8.01 0.31
9Monday2.30 pm 5.46 pm3.16
10Tuesday11.30 am 9.01 pm9.31 2.01
11Wednesday 11.30 am9.06 pm 9.362.06
12Thursday 9.30 am5.00 pm 7.30
February adjournment
23Monday2.30 pm 10.56 pm8.26 0.56
24Tuesday11.30 am 6.05 pm6.35
25Wednesday 11.30 am7.40 pm 8.100.40
26Thursday 9.30 am5.30 pm 8.000.30
27Friday9.30 am 3.04 pm5.34 0.34
No. of sitting days: 13TOTAL: 97.228.37
MArch 2015
Day of the monthDay of the week Hour of meetingHour of adjournment No. of hoursNo. of hours after moment of interruption
2 AMonday 2.30 pm10.24 pm 7.540.24
3 ATuesday 11.30 am7.26 pm 7.560.26
4Wednesday 11.30 am6.55 pm 7.25
5Thursday 9.30 am5.26 pm 7.560.26
6Friday 9.30 am2.55 pm 5.250.25
9Monday 2.30 pm10.30 pm 8.000.30
10Tuesday 11.30 am7.33 pm 8.030.33
11Wednesday 11.30 am5.53 pm 6.23
12Thursday 9.30 am5.31 pm 8.010.31
16Monday 2.30 pm8.49 pm 6.19
17Tuesday 11.30 am6.50 pm 7.20
18Wednesday 11.30 am7.30 pm 8.000.30
19Thursday 9.30 am5.21 pm 7.510.21
20Friday 9.30 am2.59 pm 5.290.29
23Monday 2.30 pm11.14 pm 8.441.14
24Tuesday 11.30 am7.29 pm 7.590.29
25Wednesday 11.30 am8.10 pm 8.401.10
26Thursday 9.30 am5.36 pm 8.060.36
Parliament prorogued 26 March
No. of sitting days: 18TOTAL: 135.318.04

B  Days and hours of sitting in Westminster Hall

EXPLANATORY NOTE

C denotes a day on which a Select Committee Report was debated

Under Standing Order No. 10, on days on which the House sits there are sittings in Westminster Hall on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays these sittings begin at 9.30 am, are suspended from 11.30 am until 2.30 pm and may then continue for up to a further two and a half hours. On Thursdays sittings begin at 2.30 pm and continue for up to three hours. Where the Backbench Business Committee has recommended that there be a debate on an e-petition, this takes place in Westminster Hall on Mondays from 4.30 pm for up to three hours. Any Member of the House may take part in sittings in Westminster Hall.

In calculating sitting times for Westminster Hall, the lunch-time suspensions occurring under the provisions of Standing Order No. 10 have not been included. Suspensions for other reasons, including Divisions in the House, are included in the total.

JUNE 2014
Day of the month Day of the Week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours
17Tuesday9.30 am 5.00 pm4.27
18Wednesday9.30 am 5.07 pm4.37
19 CThursday 1.30 pm3.39 pm2.09
24Tuesday9.30 am 5.08 pm4.34
25Wednesday9.30 am 4.45 pm4.12
26 CThursday 1.30 pm3.20 pm1.50
No. of sitting days: 6TOTAL: 21.49
JULY 2014
Day of the month Day of the Week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours
1Tuesday9.30 am 5.27 pm4.57
2Wednesday9.30 am 5.13 pm4.42
3 CThursday 1.30 pm3.52 pm2.22
8Tuesday9.30 am 5.00 pm4.30
9Wednesday9.30 am 5.11 pm4.40
10 CThursday 1.30 pm4.30 pm3.00
15Tuesday9.30 am 4.58 pm3.57
16Wednesday9.30 am 5.00 pm4.29
17Thursday1.30 pm 4.29 pm2.59
21Monday4.30 pm 5.33 pm1.03
22Tuesday9.30 am 5.00 pm4.29
No. of sitting days: 11TOTAL: 41.08
SEPTEMBER 2014
Day of the month Day of the Week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours
2Tuesday9.30 am 5.00 pm4.29
3Wednesday9.30 am 5.04 pm4.33
4Thursday1.30 pm 3.01 pm1.31
8Monday4.30 pm 7.02 pm2.32
9Tuesday9.30 am 5.05 pm4.35
10Wednesday9.30 am 5.00 pm4.30
11Thursday1.30 pm 4.28 pm2.58
No. of sitting days: 7TOTAL: 25.08
OCTOBER 2014
Day of the month Day of the Week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours
14Tuesday9.30 am 4.58 pm4.21
15Wednesday9.30 am 5.12 pm4.40
16 CThursday 1.30 pm3.46 pm2.16
21Tuesday9.30 am 4.59 pm4.22
22Wednesday9.30 am 5.00 pm4.21
23 CThursday 1.30 pm3.23 pm1.53
28Tuesday9.30 am 5.07 pm4.37
29Wednesday9.30 am 4.59 pm4.19
30 CThursday 1.30 pm3.42 pm2.12
No. of sitting days: 9TOTAL: 33.01
NOVEMBER 2014
Day of the month Day of the Week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours
4Tuesday9.30 am 5.14 pm4.44
5Wednesday9.30 am 5.04 pm4.34
6Thursday1.30 pm 3.14 pm1.44
11Tuesday2.30 pm 5.00 pm2.30
18Tuesday9.30 am 5.28 pm4.58
19Wednesday9.30 am 5.25 pm4.55
20 CThursday 1.30 pm4.28 pm2.58
25Tuesday9.30 am 5.00 pm4.30
26Wednesday9.30 am 5.14 pm4.44
27 CThursday 1.30 pm4.01 pm2.31
No. of sitting days: 10TOTAL: 38.08
DECEMBER 2014
Day of the month Day of the Week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours
1Monday4.30 pm 8.23 pm3.53
2Tuesday9.30 am 4.50 pm4.23
3Wednesday9.30 am 5.08 pm4.38
4Thursday1.30 pm 3.46 pm2.16
9Tuesday9.30 am 4.48 pm4.18
10Wednesday9.30 am 4.59 pm4.29
11 CThursday 1.30 pm4.29 pm2.59
15Monday4.30 pm 6.13 pm1.43
16Tuesday9.30 am 5.06 pm4.36
17Wednesday9.30 am 5.18 pm4.48
18Thursday1.30 pm 3.10 pm1.40
No. of sitting days: 11TOTAL: 39.43
JANUARY 2015
Day of the month Day of the Week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours
6Tuesday9.30 am 5.29 pm4.59
7Wednesday9.30 am 4.59 pm4.29
8 CThursday 1.30 pm3.54 pm2.24
13Tuesday9.30 am 5.04 pm4.34
14Wednesday9.30 am 5.08 pm4.38
15Thursday1.30 pm 3.38 pm2.08
20Tuesday9.30 am 4.59 pm4.29
21Wednesday9.30 am 4.59 pm4.29
22 CThursday 1.30 pm4.02 pm2.32
27Tuesday9.30 am 4.59 pm4.29
28Wednesday9.30 am 5.05 pm4.35
29 CThursday 1.30 pm4.15 pm2.45
No. of sitting days: 12TOTAL: 46.31
FEBRUARY 2015
Day of the month Day of the Week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours
3Tuesday9.30 am 4.56 pm4.26
4Wednesday9.30 am 5.11 pm4.41
5 CThursday 1.30 pm4.29 pm2.59
10Tuesday9.30 am 4.54 pm4.24
11Wednesday9.30 am 5.07 pm4.37
12Thursday1.30 pm 4.09 pm2.39
23Monday4.30 pm 7.30 pm3.00
24Tuesday9.30 am 5.00 pm4.30
25Wednesday9.30 am 5.07 pm4.37
26Thursday1.30 pm 3.16 pm1.46
No. of sitting days: 10TOTAL: 37.39
MARCH 2015
Day of the month Day of the Week Hour of meeting Hour of adjournment No. of hours
2Monday4.30 pm 6.09 pm1.39
3Tuesday9.30 am 4.55 pm4.25
4Wednesday9.30 am 4.57 pm4.27
5Thursday1.30 pm 4.05 pm2.35
10Tuesday9.30 am 5.12 pm4.42
11Wednesday9.30 am 4.59 pm4.29
12Thursday1.30 pm 4.45 pm3.15
16Monday4.30 pm 5.22 pm0.52
17Tuesday9.30 am 5.10 pm4.40
18Wednesday9.30 am 4.58 pm4.28
19Thursday1.30 pm 4.20 pm2.50
23Monday4.30 pm 6.33 pm2.03
24Tuesday9.30 am 4.56 pm4.26
25Wednesday9.30 am 5.12 pm4.42
No. of sitting days: 14TOTAL: 49.33

C  Distribution of time on the floor of the House between principal types of business
Type of BusinessTime spent (hours and minutes)
In totalAfter moment of interruption
Addresses other than Motions to annul or revoke Statutory Instruments 35.240.39
Government Bills:193.54 9.15
a Second readings: committed to public bill committee 39.21 0.26
b Second readings: committed to Committee of whole House (wholly or partly) 18.46 1.02
c Second readings: no committal (Consolidation bills)
d Committee of the whole House 29.19 2.39
e Consideration 71.00 1.10
f Third reading 10.42 1.09
g Lords Amendments 22.25 2.16
h Allocation of time motions 0.02
i Committal and carry-over motions 2.19 0.33
Private Members' Bills:60.56 0.33
a Second readings 42.38 0.27
b Later stages 18.18 0.06
Private Business5.46 0.54
Government Motions:52.35 3.31
European Union Documents3.43 0.18
Business Motions2.18
General46.34 3.13
Opposition Days109.13 3.39
Opposition Motions in Government time (other than Motions to annul or revoke Statutory Instruments) 6.26
Backbench business 132.26 2.14
Private Members' Motions11.28
Substantive1.45
Ten-Minute Rule9.43
Adjournment, general and topical debates: 66.4842.58
General debates
Daily63.49 42.58
Standing Order No. 24 debate2.59
Estimates (debates on Select Committee Reports under Standing Order No. 54) 13.51 0.07
Money Resolutions1.06 0.01
Ways and Means motions22.45 0.48
Motions for approval of Statutory Instruments 15.36 1.08
Motions to annul or revoke Statutory Instruments 1.43
No Question before the House:247.18 1.49
Questions to Ministers90.59
Topical Questions22.38
Urgent Questions29.18
Statements62.04
Speaker's Statements0.37 0.01
Select Committee Statements2.17
Business Statements22.30
Standing Order No. 24 Applications 0.05
Points of Order11.30 0.28
Public Petitions2.18 1.20
Miscellaneous

(including suspensions of the proceedings of the House)[3]

3.02
Daily Prayers10.50
TOTAL989.25 68.12


D  Distribution of time in Westminster Hall between  applicable types of business
Type of BusinessTime spent

(hours and minutes)

Backbench Business  27.27
Private Members Adjournment debates233.32
Private Members Adjournment debates 196.58
Private Members (Backbench Business Committee recommended) Adjournment debates 36.34
Debates on Select Committee Reports chosen by the Liaison Committee 34.37
Petitions15.51
Miscellaneous0.23
Suspension (not including lunch-time suspensions occurring under the provisions of Standing Order No. 10) 19.16
TOTAL

Total number of sitting days in Westminster Hall

331.06

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