§ 44. Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will make a statement about the number of hours spent debating European Economic Community matters during the 1988–89 Parliament.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweThe number of hours spent debating European Community matters during the 1988–89 Session was approximately 90 hours, including three debates totalling 16 hours on the six-monthly White Papers on developments in the European Community covering the period January 1988 to June 1989, 11.5 hours in Standing Committee and four hours on ministerial statements. This total excludes time spent in discussion of European Community matters during debates on wider issues or at other times such as Question Time.