§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what percentage of the total time used for debate in the Chamber of the House of Commons
Total sitting time of the House Total time devoted to debates* 1977–78 … … … … … 1,485 hours 3 minutes 1,265 hours 20 minutes 1978–79 … … … … … 738 hours 34 minutes 612 hours 26 minutes 1979–80 (up to 7 February) … … 968 hours 50 minutes 823 hours 14 minutes * This excludes Prayers, Questions, Private Notice Questions, Statements and Points of Order.