Time limits on speeches in the Chamber Contents
Annex 2: Time limits imposed in the Chamber since Session 2015–16
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Session 2015–16 |
Session 2016–17 |
Session 2017–19† |
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Number of debates in which limits announced |
57 |
56 |
115 |
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Number of limits announced of:* |
119 |
110 |
237 |
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11 minutes or more |
— |
— |
3 |
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10 minutes |
3 |
11 |
12 |
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9 minutes |
4 |
1 |
2 |
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8 minutes |
11 |
9 |
19 |
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7 minutes |
13 |
9 |
20 |
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6 minutes |
20 |
14 |
37 |
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5 minutes |
29 |
25 |
55 |
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4 minutes |
20 |
26 |
50 |
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3 minutes |
18 |
13 |
32 |
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2 minutes |
1 |
2 |
6 |
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1 minute |
— |
— |
1 |
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Source: House of Commons Sessional Diary (Sessions 2015–16 and 2016–17); Parliamentary search data (Session 2017–19)
*—Includes successive reductions of speaking time in a single debate
†—Data for the 2017–19 Session correct up to and including 12 September 2018
Published: 18 September 2018