HC Deb 23 May 1978 vol 950 cc478-9W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Lord President of the Council if he will publish a table showing (a) the number of sitting days, (b) the number of weeks in recess at Christmas, Easter, Whitsun/Spring Holiday and summer for each of the last 10 parliamentary years of the House of Commons.

Mr. Foot

The information is as follows:

Recess*
Session Christmas Easter Spring Summer Number of Sitting Days
1967–68 21.12.67–16.1.68 11.4.68–23.4.68 31.5.68–11.6.68 26.7.68–26. 8.68 176
27.8.68–14.10.68
1968–69 20.12.68–20.1.69 3.4.69–14.4.69 23.5.69– 9.6.69 25.7.69–13.10.69 164
1969–70 19.12.69–19.1.70 26.3.70– 6.4.70 15.5.70–26.5.70 122
1970–71 18.12.70–12.1.71 8.4.71–19.4.71 28.5.71– 8.6.71 24.7.70–27.10.70 206
5.8.71–22. 9.71
23.9.71–18.10.71
1971–72 22.12.71–17.1.72 29.3.72–10.4.72 26.5.72– 5.6.72 9.8.72–17.10.72 180
1972–73 22.12.72–22.1.73 19.4.73–30.4.73 25.5.73–11.6.73 25.7.73–16.10.73 164
1973–74 21.12.73– 9.1.74 60
10.1.74–15.1.74
1974 11.4.74–29.4.74 24.5.74– 3.6.74 31.7.74 87
4.6.74–10.6.74 to dissolution
20.9.74
1974–75 20.12.74–13.1.75 27.3.75– 7.4.75 23.5.75– 9.6.75 7.8.75–13.10.75 198
1975–76 19.12.75–12.1.76 14.4.76–26.4.76 28.5.76– 7.6.76 6.8.76–11.10.76 191
1976–77 23.12.76–10.1.77 7.4.77–19.4.77 27.5.77–13.6.77 28.7.77–26.10.77 149
* Not all recesses consist of complete weeks.

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