§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Lord President of the Council how many minutes each year, from 1965 to 1980, have been spent on the Floor of the House on Scottish business.
§ Mr. PymThe information requested is as follows:
Session Total time Average per sitting day 1965–66 7 hours 23 minutes 7 minutes 1966–67 46 hours 12 minutes 11 minutes 1967–68 38 hours 32 minutes 13 minutes 1968–69 45 hours 9 minutes 17 minutes 1969–70 22 hours 9 minutes 11 minutes 1970–71 42 hours 16 minutes 12 minutes 1971–72 37 hours 53 minutes 13 minutes 1972–73 57 hours 19 minutes 21 minutes 1973–74 8 hours 9 minutes 8 minutes 1974 9 hours 8 minutes 6 minutes 1974–75 67 hours 14 minutes 20 minutes 1975–76 67 hours 40 minutes 21 minutes 1976–77 154 hours 37 minutes* 1 hour 2 minutes 1977–78 180 hours 16 minutes† 1 hour 4 minutes 1978–79 18 hours 30 minutes 13 minutes 1979–80 79 hours 50 minutes 20 minutes 1980–81 82 hours 34 minutes 30 minutes * of which 134 hours 9 minutes is accounted for by the Scotland and Wales Bill. † of which 161 hours 28 minutes is accounted for by the Scotland Bill. Note: The figures for 1965–66 to 1972–73 do not include time spent on Scottish Questions; such figures for this period are unobtainable. The figures do not include the daily Adjournment debate, statements, PNQs, applications for debates under S.O. 9 or Scottish business as part of the Consolidated Fund or holiday Adjournment motion debates, because it is frequently impossible to put such business firmly into a Scottish category.