§ Mr. Beithasked the Lord President of the Council on how many days the House of Commons sat in each calendar year from 1964 to 1974, and in the first six months of 1975.
§ Mr. Edward ShortThe information is as follows:
Calendar Year Number of Sittings 1964 … 166 1965 … 169 1966 … 155 1967 … 162 1968 … 176 1969 … 165 1970 … 142 1971 … 184 1972 … 182 1973 … 164 1974 … 150 1975 (to end of June) … 105