Sessional Returns: Session 2016–17 Contents

3Sittings 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.

ADays and hours of sitting in the House

Summary

The Session began on 18 May 2016 and ended on 3 May 2017. The House sat Monday–Thursday and on those Fridays listed below between, or on, the following dates (inclusive): 18 May–15 June 2016; 20 June (recall); 27 June-21 July 2016; 5 September–15 September 2016; 10 October-8 November; 2016; 14 November–20 December; 9 January-9 February 2017; 20 February-30 March 2017; and 18 April–27 April 2017.

The House sat on the following Fridays: Friday 21 October 2016, Friday 28 October 2016, Friday 4 November 2016, Friday 18 November 2016, Friday 25 November 2016, Friday 2 December 2016, Friday 16 December 2016, Friday 13 January 2017, Friday 20 January 2017, Friday 27 January 2017, Friday 3 February 2017, Friday 24 February 2017, Friday 24 March 2017.

The average sitting day lasted 7 hours and 32 minutes; and the average duration of sitting beyond the moment of interruption (10 p.m. on Monday, 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, 5 p.m. on Thursday and 2.30 p.m. on Fridays) was 34 minutes.

All figures are in hours and minutes

Month

No. of days

No. of hours of sitting

No. of hours after moment of interruption

2016–17 Session began 18 May 2016

May 2016

6

50.53

2.58

Whitsun adjournment

26 May 2016–6 June 2016

June 2016 (including emergency recall)

12

88.12

7.00

July 2016

12

94.43

4.52

Summer adjournment

21 July 2016 – 5 September 2016

September 2016

8

63.59

4.29

Conference adjournment

15 September 2016 –10 October 2016

October 2016

15

110.36

5.43

November 2016

19

136.48

6.42

Autumn adjournment

8 November 2016–14 November 2016

December 2016

13

94.42

7.39

Christmas adjournment

20 December 2016–9 January 2017

January 2017

17

132.12

14.55

February 2017

14

111.51

12.04

February adjournment

9 February 2017–20 February 2017

March 2017

19

135.09

6.54

Easter adjournment

30 March 2017–18 April 2017

April 2017

7

45.37

1.19

Parliament prorogued 27 April 2017

TOTAL:

142

1068.34

79.36

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

May 2016

Day of the month

Day of the week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

No. of hours after moment of interruption

18

Wednesday

11.25 am

10.13 pm

10.48

0.13

19

Thursday

9.30 am

4.50 pm

7.20

23

Monday

2.30 pm

10.28 pm

7.58

0.28

24

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.29 pm

7.59

0.29

25

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.45 pm

8.15

0.45

26

Thursday

9.30 am

6.03 pm

8.33

1.03

House rose for Whitsun adjournment

No. of sitting days: 6

TOTAL:

50.53

2.58

June 2016

House sat after Whitsun 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

6

Monday

2.30 pm

11.57 pm

9.27

1.57

7

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.49 pm

8.19

0.49

8

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.50 pm

8.20

0.50

9

Thursday

9.30 am

3.20 pm

5.50

13

Monday

2.30 pm

10.19 pm

7.49

0.19

14

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.02 pm

7.32

0.02

15

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.39 pm

8.09

0.39

Referendum Adjournment

House sat after emergency recall of Parliament

20

Monday

2.30 pm

3.40 pm

1.10

House rose after emergency recall of Parliament

27

Monday

2.30 pm

9.37 pm

7.07

28

Tuesday

11.30 am

6.35 pm

7.05

29

Wednesday

11.30 am

9.00 pm

9.30

2.00

30

Thursday

9.30 am

5.24 pm

7.54

0.24

No. of sitting days: 12

TOTAL:

88.12

7.00

July 2016

Day of the month

Day of the week

Hour of the meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

No. of hours after moment of interruption

4^

Monday

2.30 pm

10.40 pm

8.10

0.40

5

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.09 pm

7.39

0.09

6

Wednesday

11.30 am

8.12 pm

8.42

1.12

7

Thursday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

7.59

0.29

11

Monday

2.30 pm

9.51 pm

7.21

12

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.00 pm

7.30

13

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.24 pm

7.54

0.24

14

Thursday

9.30 am

5.01 pm

7.31

0.01

18

Monday

2.30 pm

10.21 pm

7.51

0.21

19

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.45 pm

8.15

0.45

20

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.21 pm

7.51

0.21

21

Thursday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

8.00

0.30

House rose for Summer adjournment

No. of sitting days: 12

TOTAL:

94.43

4.52

September 2016

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

5

Monday

2.30 pm

11.59 pm

9.29

1.59

6

Tuesday

11.30 am

6.30 pm

7.00

7

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.20 pm

7.50

0.20

8

Thursday

9.30 am

5.14 pm

7.44

0.14

12

Monday

2.30 pm

10.37 pm

8.07

0.37

13

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.29 pm

7.59

0.29

14

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.25 pm

7.55

0.25

15

Thursday

9.30 am

5.25 pm

7.55

0.25

House rose for Conference adjournment

No. of sitting days: 8

TOTAL:

63.59

4.29

October 2016

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

10

Monday

2.30 pm

10.15 pm

7.45

0.15

11

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.42 pm

8.12

0.42

12

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.33 pm

8.03

0.33

13

Thursday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

8.00

0.30

17

Monday

2.30 pm

7.58 pm

5.28

18

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.29 pm

7.59

0.29

19

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.44 pm

8.14

0.44

20

Thursday

9.30 am

5.26 pm

7.56

0.26

21

Friday

9.30 am

3.00 pm

5.30

0.30

24

Monday

2.30 pm

9.37 pm

7.07

25

Tuesday

11.30 am

6.49 pm

7.19

26

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.46 pm

8.16

0.46

27

Thursday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

7.59

0.29

28

Friday

9.30 am

2.49 pm

5.19

0.19

31

Monday

2.30 pm

9.59 pm

7.29

No. of sitting days: 15

TOTAL:

110.36

5.43

November 2016

Day of the month

Day of the week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

No. of hours after moment of interruption

1

Tuesday

11.30 am

5.32 pm

6.02

2

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.44 pm

8.14

0.44

3

Thursday

9.30 am

5.28 pm

7.58

0.28

4

Friday

9.30 am

2.57 pm

5.27

0.27

7

Monday

2.30 pm

10.31 pm

8.01

0.31

8

Tuesday

11.30 am

6.41 pm

7.11

Autumn Adjournment

14

Monday

2.30 pm

8.18 pm

5.48

15

Tuesday

11.30 am

6.00 pm

6.30

16

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.43 pm

8.13

0.43

17

Thursday

9.30 am

5.24 pm

7.54

0.24

18

Friday

9.30 am

2.51 pm

5.21

0.21

21

Monday

2.30 pm

10.28 pm

7.58

0.28

22

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.40 pm

8.10

0.40

23

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.05 pm

7.35

0.05

24

Thursday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

7.59

0.29

25

Friday

9.30 am

2.56 pm

5.26

0.26

28

Monday

2.30 pm

10.11 pm

7.41

0.11

29

Tuesday

11.30 am

6.35 pm

7.05

30

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.45 pm

8.15

0.45

No. of sitting days: 19

TOTAL:

136.48

6.42

December 2016

Day of the month

Day of the week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

No. of hours after moment of interruption

1

Thursday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

7.59

0.29

2

Friday

9.30 am

2.59 pm

5.29

0.29

5

Monday

2.30 pm

7.47 pm

5.17

6

Tuesday

11.30 am

4.57 pm

5.27

7

Wednesday

11.30 am

8.08 pm

8.38

1.08

8

Thursday

9.30 am

5.20 pm

7.50

0.20

12

Monday

2.30 pm

8.49 pm

6.19

13

Tuesday

11.30 am

9.14 pm

9.44

2.14

14

Wednesday

11.30 am

8.17 pm

8.47

1.17

15

Thursday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

8.00

0.30

16

Friday

9.30 am

3.01 pm

5.31

0.31

19

Monday

2.30 pm

10.18 pm

7.48

0.18

20

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.23 pm

7.53

0.23

House rose for Christmas adjournment

No. of sitting days: 13

TOTAL:

94.42

7.39

January 2017

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

9

Monday

2.30 pm

10.20 pm

7.50 pm

0.20

10

Tuesday

11.30 am

8.13 pm

8.43

1.13

11

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.46 pm

8.16

0.46

12

Thursday

9.30 am

5.28 pm

7.58

0.28

13

Friday

9.30 am

3.00 pm

5.30

0.30

16

Monday

2.30 pm

7.40 pm

5.10

17

Tuesday

11.30 am

8.52 pm

9.22

1.52

18

Wednesday

11.30 am

6.56 pm

7.26

19

Thursday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

7.59

0.29

20

Friday

9.30 am

2.58 pm

5.28

0.28

23

Monday

2.30 pm

10.27 pm

7.57

0.27

24

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.25 pm

7.55

0.25

25

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.39 pm

8.09

0.39

26

Thursday

9.30 am

4.41 pm

7.11

27

Friday

9.30 am

3.01 pm

5.31

0.31

30

Monday

2:30 pm

11.21 pm

8.51

1.21

31

Tuesday

11.30 am

12.26 am

12.56

5.26

No. of sitting days: 17

TOTAL:

132.12

14.55

February 2017

Day of the month

Day of the week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

No. of hours after moment of interruption

1

Wednesday

11.30 am

8.16 pm

8.46

1.16

2

Thursday

9.30 am

5.23 pm

7.53

0.23

3

Friday

9.30 am

2.58 pm

5.28

0.28

6

Monday

2.30 pm

1.03 am

10.33

3.03

7

Tuesday

11.30 am

10.01 pm

10.31

3.01

8

Wednesday

11.30 am

8.51 pm

9.21

1.51

9

Thursday

9.30 am

5.23 pm

7.53

0.23

February adjournment

20

Monday

2.30 pm

7.47 pm

5.17

21

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.10 pm

7.40

0.10

22

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.12 pm

7.42

0.12

23

Thursday

9.30 am

6.46 pm

9.16

1.46

24

Friday

9.30 am

2.57pm

5.27

0.27

27^

Monday

2.30 pm

10.25pm

7.55

0.25

28^

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.39pm

8.09

0.39

No. of sitting days: 14

TOTAL:

111.51

12.04

March 2017

Day of the month

Day of the week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

No. of hours after moment of interruption

1

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.01 pm

7.31

-

2

Thursday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

7.59

0.29

6

Monday

2.30 pm

8.45 pm

6.15

-

7

Tuesday

11.30 am

6.34 pm

7.04

-

8

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.28 pm

7.58

0.28

9

Thursday

9.30 am

5.25 pm

7.55

0.25

13

Monday

2.30 pm

11.27 pm

8.57

1.27

14

Tuesday

11.30 am

8.12 pm

8.42

1.12

15

Wednesday

11.30 am

6.56 pm

7.26

-

16

Thursday

9.30 am

3.15 pm

5.45

-

20

Monday

2.30 pm

10.35 pm

8.05

0.35

21

Tuesday

11.30 am

4.35 pm

5.05

-

22

Wednesday

11.30 am

3.20 pm

3.50

-

23

Thursday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

7.59

0.29

24

Friday

9.30 am

2.59 pm

5.29

0.29

27

Monday

2.30 pm

8.12 pm

5.42

-

28

Tuesday

11.30 am

6.37 pm

7.07

-

29

Wednesday

11.30 am

7.52 pm

8.22

0.52

30

Thursday

9.30 am

5.28 pm

7.58

0.28

House rose for Easter adjournment

No. of sitting days: 19

TOTAL:

135.09

6.54

April 2017

Day of the month

Day of the week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

No. of hours after moment of interruption

House sat after Easter adjournment

18

Tuesday

2.30 pm

10.31pm

8.01

0.31

19

Wednesday

11.30 am

5.36 pm

6.06

-

20

Thursday

9.30 am

4.21 pm

6.51

-

24

Monday

2.30 pm

8.32 pm

6.02

-

25

Tuesday

11.30 am

5.24 pm

5.54

-

26

Wednesday

11.30 am

5.55 pm

6.25

-

27

Thursday

9.30 am

5.48 pm

6.18

0.48

No. of sitting days: 7

TOTAL:

45.37

1.19

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 half-past nine o’clock, are suspended from half-past eleven o’clock until half-past two o’clock and may then continue for up to a further two and a half hours. On Thursdays sittings begin at half-past two o’clock 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 half past four o’clock 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.

MAY 2016

Day of the month

Day of the Week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

-

-

-

-

-

No. of sitting days: 0

TOTAL:

0

JUNE 2016

Day of the month

Day of the Week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

6

Monday

4.30 pm

6.24 pm

1.54

7

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.40 pm

5.03

8

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.41 pm

5.11

9

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.16 pm

2.46

13

Monday

4.30 pm

7.54 pm

3.24

14

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

4.52

15

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

5.00

28

Tuesday

9.30 am

6.27 pm

5.56

29

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

4.58

30

Thursday

1.30 pm

3.55 pm

2.25

No. of sitting days: 10

TOTAL:

41.29

JULY 2016

Day of the month

Day of the Week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

4

Monday

4.30 pm

7.11 pm

2.41

5

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.23 pm

4.52

6

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

4.55

7

Thursday

1.30 pm

3.01 pm

1.31

11

Monday

4.30 pm

6.10 pm

1.40

12

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.28 pm

4.49

13

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

5.00

14

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.27 pm

2.57

18

Monday

4.30 pm

6.13 pm

1.43

19

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

4.59

20

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.38 pm

5.04

21

Thursday

1.30 pm

3.00 pm

1.30

No. of sitting days: 12

TOTAL:

41.41

SEPTEMBER 2016

Day of the month

Day of the Week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

5

Monday

4.30 pm

7.30 pm

3.00

6

Tuesday

9.30 am

6.12 pm

5.41

7

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

4.57

8

Thursday

1.30 pm

3.26 pm

1.56

12

Monday

4.30 pm

6.15 pm

1.45

13

Tuesday

9.30 am

4.27 pm

3.57

14

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.34 pm

5.00

15 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.19 pm

2.49

No. of sitting days: 8

TOTAL:

29.05

OCTOBER 2016

Day of the month

Day of the Week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

11

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

4.58

12

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

4.59

13

Thursday

1.30 pm

3.30 pm

2.00

17

Monday

4.30pm

19.01pm

2.31

18

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.28 pm

4.58

19

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.41 pm

5.11

20 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.30 pm

3.00

24

Monday

4.30 pm

5.48 pm

1.18

25

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

4.56

26

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

4.56

27 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.30 pm

3.00

31

Monday

4.30 PM

7.30 pm

3.00

No. of sitting days: 12

TOTAL:

44.47

NOVEMBER 2016

Day of the month

Day of the Week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

1

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.44 pm

5.14

2

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.45 pm

5.13

3

Thursday

1.30 pm

3.20 pm

1.50

8

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

5.00

14

Monday

4.30 pm

5.46 pm

1.16

15

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.49 pm

5.19

16

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.51 pm

5.21

17 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.45 pm

3.15

21

Monday

4.30 pm

6.12 pm

1.42

22

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.45 pm

5.15

23

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

5.00

24 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

3.48 pm

2.18

28

Monday

4.30 pm

6.11 pm

1.41

29

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

4.58

30

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.43 pm

5.12

No. of sitting days: 15

TOTAL:

58.34

DECEMBER 2016

Day of the month

Day of the Week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

1

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.25 pm

2.55

6

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

4.58

7

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

5.00

8 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.30 pm

3.00

12

Monday

4.30 pm

6.15 pm

1.45

13

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

4.56

14

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.45 pm

5.12

15 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.27 pm

2.57

20

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

4.59

No. of sitting days: 9

TOTAL:

35.42

JANUARY 2017

Day of the month

Day of the Week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

10

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.52 pm

5.15

11

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

4.54

12 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.30 pm

3.00

17

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.22 pm

4.52

18

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

4.59

19

Thursday

1.30 pm

2.41 pm

1.11

23

Monday

4.30 pm

5.39 pm

1.09

24

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.48 pm

5.17

25

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.41 pm

5.06

26

Thursday

1.30 pm

3.47 pm

2.17

30

Monday

4.30 pm

6.30 pm

2.00

31

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.25 pm

4.47

No. of sitting days: 12

TOTAL:

44.47

FEBRUARY 2017

Day of the month

Day of the Week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

1

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

4.56

2

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.23 pm

2.53

6

Monday

4.30 pm

7.29 pm

2.59

7

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.28 pm

4.28

8

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

4.58

9 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.27 pm

2.57

20

Monday

4.30 pm

7.21 pm

2.51

21

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.56 pm

5.26

22

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.43 pm

5.08

23 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.30 pm

3.00

27

Monday

4.30 pm

5.48 pm

1.18

28

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.17 pm

4.47

No. of sitting days: 12

TOTAL:

45.41

MARCH 2017

Day of the month

Day of the Week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

1

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.30pm

5.00

2 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.26pm

2.56

6

Monday

4.30 pm

5.41 pm

1.11

7

Tuesday

9.30 am

6.17 pm

5.41

8

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

4.58

9 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.29 pm

2.59

13

Monday

4.30 pm

5.55 pm

1.25

14

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.11 pm

4.41

15

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.40 pm

5.01

16 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.30 pm

3.00

20

Monday

4.30 pm

6.44 pm

2.14

21

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.29 pm

4.53

22

Wednesday

9.30 am

2.37 pm

2.07

23 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.13 pm

2.43

27

Monday

4.30 pm

7.23 pm

2.53

28

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.27 pm

4.56

29

Wednesday

9.30 am

6.07 pm

5.37

30

Thursday

1.30 pm

3.26 pm

1.56

No. of sitting days:18

TOTAL:

64.11

APRIL 2017

Day of the month

Day of the Week

Hour of meeting

Hour of adjournment

No. of hours

18

Tuesday

11.30 am

7.28 pm

7.58

19

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.42 pm

4.55

20 C

Thursday

1.30 pm

4.08 pm

2.38

24

Monday

4.30 pm

5.08 pm

0.38

25

Tuesday

9.30 am

5.09 pm

4.36

26

Wednesday

9.30 am

5.30 pm

4.59

No. of sitting days: 6

TOTAL:

25.44

C Distribution of time on the floor of the House between principal types of business

Type of Business

Time spent (hours and minutes)

In total

After moment of interruption

Addresses other than Motions to annul or revoke Statutory Instruments

34.04

0.54

Government Bills:

235.20

17.47

a Second readings: committed to public bill committee

85.09

5.57

b Second readings: committed to Committee of whole House (wholly or partly)

14.11

0.33

c Second readings: no committal (Consolidation bills)

-

-

d Committee of the whole House

42.10

6.31

e Consideration

63.41

4.11

f Third reading

8.10

0.46

g Lords Amendments

21.27

0.51

h Allocation of time motions

-

-

i Government Bills: Other stages

1.12

0.18

Private Members’ Bills:

63.19

0.38

a Second readings

42.54

0.09

b Later stages

19.20

0.08

Private Business

1.45

0.21

Government Motions:

29.13

5.38

European Union Documents

-

-

Business Motions

0.59

0.00

General

28.54

0.20

Opposition Days

110.08

5.18

Opposition Motions in Government time (other than Motions to annul or revoke Statutory Instruments)

-

-

Backbench business

121.43

2.51

Private Members’ Motions:

11.36

-

Substantive

0.33

0.00

Ten-Minute Rule

11.03

0.00

Adjournment, general and topical debates:

139.47

44.07

General debates

22.34

0.01

Daily

69.15

42.00

Standing Order No. 24 debate

6.33

0.00

Estimates (debates on Select Committee Reports under Standing Order No. 54)

15.31

0.19

Money Resolutions

-

-

Ways and Means motions

21.05

1.44

Motions for approval of Statutory Instruments

5.29

0.43

Motions to annul or revoke Statutory Instruments

-

-

No Question before the House:

300.23

2.01

Questions to Ministers

105.36

0.00

Topical Questions

25.53

0.00

Urgent Questions

43.38

0.00

Statements

67.37

0.00

Speaker’s Statements

2.04

0.00

Business Statements

32.30

0.00

Standing Order No. 24 Applications

0.46

0.00

Points of Order

10.00

0.33

Public Petitions

2.37

1.11

Miscellaneous

(including suspensions of the proceedings of the House)2

11.42

0.57

Daily Prayers

11.43

0.00

TOTAL

1066.34

76.36

D Distribution of time in Westminster Hall between applicable types of business

Type of Business

Time spent

(hours and minutes)

Backbench Business

63.12

Private Member’s Adjournment debates

268.09

Debates on Select Committee Reports chosen by the Liaison Committee

28.39

Petitions

51.55

Miscellaneous

0.08

Suspension

24.19

TOTAL

Total number of sitting days in Westminster Hall

436.41

115


2 Not including suspensions on the days of State Opening or Prorogation.




11 July 2017