Sessional Returns: Session 2016–17 Contents

1Business 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.1

A Questions

Number of Questions which appeared on the Order Paper:

for written answer on a named day

13,555

for ordinary written answer

21,156

Total for written answer

34,711

Total for oral answer

4,422

of which number reached for answer in the House

3,362

Total number of Questions

39,133

Number of Urgent Questions

74

Number of days upon which replies to Questions for oral answer were given in the House1

129

B Notices of Motions for an Early Day

Total number of Notices of Motions given for an Early Day

1,205

C Disciplinary Powers of the Chair

Members ordered to withdraw

Number of Members ordered to withdraw from the House under Standing Order No. 43 (Disorderly conduct)

in the House

0

in Committee of the whole House

0

Total

0

Members suspended from the service of the House

Number of Members

suspended from the service of the House by order made under Standing Order No.44 (Order in debate)

0

by orders made otherwise

1

Total

1

D Petitions

Total number of Public Petitions

328

Number of Petitions presented at the times specified by Standing Order No. 154 (Time and manner of presenting petitions)

296

Number of Petitions on which observation were published pursuant to Standing Order No. 156 (Printing of petitions and of ministerial replies)

308

Number of e-petitions opened

6,348

Number of Westminster Hall debates on e-petitions

24

Number of Government responses received

266


1 No Questions for oral answer were taken in Westminster Hall during this session




11 July 2017