§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will publish in the Official Report the dates on which extra Parliamentary time was given by the Government Ito Private Members' Bills in each session since 1954.
§ Mr. John Biffen[pursuant to his reply,29 june 1984 c. 535]: The information requested is given in the following table:
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Session Bill Stages Date Sanitary Inspectors (Change of Designation) Report 18 July 1956 Third Reading 1956–57 Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Lords Amendments 26 July 1957 1957–58 Divorce (Insanity and Desertion) Lords Amendments 18 July 1958 Licensing of Bulls and Boars [Lords] Second Reading 18 July 1958 Merchant Shipping (Liability of Ship Owners and others) Lords Amendments 23 July 1958 Variation of Trusts Lords Amendments 18 July 1958 1958–59 Fatal Accidents Lords Amendments 22 July 1959 Landlord and Tenant (Furniture & Fittings) Lords Amendments 22 July 1959 Legitimacy Lords Amendments 28 July 1959 Obscene Publications Lords Amendments 22 July 1959 1959–60 Adoption Committee 1 July 1960 Report Third Reading Clean Rivers (Esturaries and Tidal Waters) Lords Amendments 21 July 1960 Noise Abatement Lords Amendments 25 October 1960 Offices Lords Amendments 8 July 1960 Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Lords Amendments 25 October 1960 Road Traffic (Driving of Motor Cycles) Lords Amendments 25 October 1960 1960–61 Credit-Sale Agreements (Scotland) Report 4July 1961 Third Reading Highways (Miscellaneous Provisions) Lords Amendments 24 July 1961 Police Federation Lords Amendments 24 July 1961 Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Lords Amendments 24 July 1961 1961–62 Local Government (Records) Lords Amendments 26 July 1962 Lotteries and Gaming Lords Amendments 26 July 1962 1962–63 Animal Boarding Establishment Lords Amendments 26 July 1963 Dog Racing (Betting Days) Lords Amendments 26 July 1963 Limitation Lords Amendments 26 July 1963 Local Government (Financial Provisions) Lords Amendments 29 July 1963 Matrimonial Causes Lords Amendments 26 July 1963 Performers (Protection) [Lords] Third Reading 26 July 1963 Wills Lords Amendments 29 July 1963 1963–64 Betting, Gaming & Lotteries Lords Amendments 24 July 1964 Divorce (Scotland) [Lords] Report 21 July 1964 Third Reading Episcopal Church (Scotland) Second Reading 18 February 1964 Committee 26 February 1964 Third Reading Hairdressers Registration Lords Amendments 27 July 1964 Local Government (Pecuniary Interests) Lords Amendments 24 July 1964 New Forest [Lords]* Second Reading 7 May 1964 Committee 20 July 1964 Third Reading Scrap Metal Dealers Lords Amendments 20 July 1964 Riding Establishments Lords Amendments 20 July 1964 Trading Stamps Lords Amendments 20 July 1964 1964–65 Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Second Reading 21 December 1964 Committee 24 March 1965 31 March 1965 7 April 1965 14 April 1965 28 April 1965 5 May 1965 12 May 1965 19 May 1965 26 May 1965 Report 25 June 1965 13 July 1965 Third Reading 13 July 1965 Lords Amendments 28 October 1965 Salmon And Freshwater Fisheries [Lords] Third Reading 4 August 1965 Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Lords Amendments 4 August 1965 1965–66 Nil 1966–67 Live Hare Coursing (Abolition) Second Reading 1 May 1967 National Health Service (Family Planning) Third Reading 8 May 1967 304W305W
Session Bill Stages Date Sexual Offences (No. 2) Report 23 June 1967 3 July 1967 Third Reading 3 July 1967 Abortion Report 29 June 1967 13 July 1967 Third Reading 13 July 1967 Lords Amendments 25 October 1967 Civic Amenities Lords Amendments 21 July 1967 Road Traffic (Amendment) Lords Amendments 21 July 1967 Matrimonial Homes [Lords] Report 21 July 1967 Third Reading Road Traffic (Driving Instruction) Lords Amendments 26 July 1967 Vessels Protection Report 26 July 1967 Third Reading 1967–68 Adoption Lords Amendments 25 July 1968 Caravan Sites Lords Amendments 25 July 1968 Clean Air Lords Amendments 15 October 1968 Design Copyright Report 25 July 1968 Third Reading Domestic & Appellate Proceedings (Restriction of Publicity) Lords Amendments 15 October 1968 Friendly & Industrial & Provident Societies Lords Amendments 25 July 1968 Hearing Aid Council Lords Amendments; 25 July 1968 Highlands & Islands Development (Scotland) Lords Amendments 25 July 1968 Maintenance Orders Lords Amendments 21 June 1968 Theatres Lords Amendments 25 July 1968 1968–69 Divorce Reform Second Reading 16 December 1968 Report 12 June 1969 Third Reading Lords Amendments 17 October 1969 Employers' Liability (Defective Equipment) Lords Amendments 3 July 1969 Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Report 11 July 1969 Third Reading Lords Amendments 17 October 1969 Auctions (Bidding Agreements) Lords Amendments 17 October 1969 1969–70 Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Lords Amendments 27 May 1970 Indecent Advertisements (Amendment) [Lords] Second Reading 28 May 1970 Committee Third Reading Trees Lords Amendments 27 May 1970 1970–71 Nil 1971–72 National Health Service (Family Planning) Amendment Lords Amendments 23 October 1972 1972–73 Nil 1973–74 Nil 1974 Nil 1974–75 Nil 1975–76 Sexual Offences (Amendment) Report 15 October 1976 Third Reading 18 November 1976 1976–77 Housing (Homeless Persons) Lords Amendments 27 July 1977 Unfair Contract Terms Lords Amendments 22 July 1977 28 July 1977 1977–78 Nil 1978–79 Nil 1979–80 Nil 1980–81 Nil 1981–82 Nil
Session Bill Stages Date 1982–83 Road Traffice (Driving Licences) Committee 11 May 1983 Third Reading National Audit Report 11 May 1983 Third Reading Broadcasting of Parliament (Annual Review) Committee 11 May 1983 Third Reading 1983–84† Nil Note: Reference to Committee are to Committee of the whole House.
* This was a Hybrid Bill.
†To date.