§ Mr. Spearingasked the Lord President of the Council if he will tabulate in the Official Report the name of each Bill in the last Session of Parliament for which a Report stage was taken on the Floor of the House, and for each Bill, the number of new clauses and the number of substantive debates on amendments, respectively, that had been tabled by the Government, Opposition, and Private Members, respectively.
§ Mr. Edward ShortExcluding those which had purely formal Report stages, the Bills for which during Session 1974–75 the Report stage was taken on the Floor of the House were as follows:
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Time Title of Bill Hrs. Mins 1. Social Security Amendment 6 29 2. Prevention of Terrorism 17 3. General Rate 40 4. Offshore Petroleum (Scotland) 4 55 5. Housing, Rents and Subsidies 3 00 6. Social Security Benefits 7 16 7. Housing, Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) 2 5 8. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Amendment) 8 28 9. Local Government (Scotland) 4 35 10. Finance 36 16 11. Prices 3 12 12. Export Credits Guarantee 2 41
Time Title of Bill Hrs. Mins 13. Oil Taxation 7 00 14. District Courts (Scotland) 2 16 15. Reservoirs (Lords) 25 16. Coal Industry 1 18 17. Air Travel Reserve Fund 3 2 18. Referendum 4 00 19. Lotteries 3 34 20. Housing Finance (Special Provisions) 5 55 21. Social Security Pensions 6 15 22. Sex Discrimination 8 40 23. Industrial and Provident Societies 5 24. Industry 18 54 25. Child Benefit 4 38 26. Statutory Corporations (Financial Provisions) 1 9 27. Safety of Sports Grounds (Lords) 9 28. Finance (No. 2) 15 16 29. Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines 7 16 30. Remuneration, Charges and Grants 8 35 31. Employment Protection 16 29 32. Criminal Jurisdiction (Lords) 7 33. Community Land 16 26 34. Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) 40 35. Scottish Development Agency (No. 2) 7 8 36. Welsh Development Agency (No. 2) 4 46 37. Hare Coursing 7 9 38. Children (Lords) 9 27 39. Policyholders Protection (Lords) 5 37 40. Local Land Charges (Lords) 1 29 Total 247 41 The remainder of the information requested could not be provided without disproportionate cost.