§ Mr. DICKINSONasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the following particulars in respect of Public Bills introduced in the House of Commons by private Members in each year from 1896 to 1912, inclusive, namely: the number of Bills brought in, the number read a second time, the number reported to the House by a Committee, the number read a third time, and the number passed into law?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe following public Bills were introduced into the House of Commons by private Members:—
— Number Brought in. Number Read a Second Time* Number Reported to the House by a committee.* Number Read a Third Time.† Number Passed into Law. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1896 … … 175 14 3 — 13 1897 … … 191 13 3 1 14 1898 … … 184 9 1 — 18 1899 (Session I.) … … 158 6 3 1 10 1899 (Session II.) … … — — — — — 1900 (Session I.) … … 161 11 4 — 14 1900 (Session 11.) … … — — — — — 1901 … … 152 8 2 1 3 1902 … … 163 12 — — 10 1903 … … 166 9 3 3 12 1904 … … 146 9 3 — 11 1905 … … 165 9 3 — 6 1906 … … 188 10 3 1 4‡ 1907 … … 168 14 8 — 13 1908 … … 226 18 14 — 13 1909 … … 205 13 10 1 15 1910 … … 177 4 2 1 8 1911 … … 223 5 2 — 14 1912–13 … … 217 11 9 — 8 *Exclusive of those in columns (4) and (5). † Passed by the Commons but not by the Lords, and exclusive of those in column (5). ‡Exclusive of the Education (Provision of Meals) (Scotland) Bill, consolidated with the Education (Provision of Meals) (Government) Bill, and passed into law.