§ Lord Bleaseasked the Leader of the House:
Whether she will indicate how many hours on the Floor of the House in each of the last four complete Sessions were devoted exclusively to Northern Ireland affairs, including Statements and Question Time.
§ Baroness YoungThe Answer to the noble Lord's Question is given in the following table. Session 1978–79 was a short session from October to April.
Northern Ireland Business Sessions 1981/82 1980/81 1979/80 1978/79 Delegated Legislation 10.41 13.24 10.10 3.00 Public Bills 8.07 — — 3.16 Debates (Including Unstarred Questions) 1.50 1.39 14.26 — Starred Questions, Private Notice Questions and Statements 1.07 1.52 1.34 0.26 Totals 21.45 16.55 26.10 6.42 (The figures are in hours and minutes)