HC Deb 06 February 1986 vol 91 cc206-8W
Mr. David Atkinson

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will publish in the Official Report a list of private members' motions, excluding prayers against statutory instruments, which have been debated in parliamentary time provided by the Government in each Session since 1960.

Mr. Biffen

The information requested is as follows:

Session 1960–61

16th February 1961—Ruling by Mr. Speaker—Dissent

(Motion by Mr. Sydney Silverman)

1961–62

27th March 1962—Rulings of the Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Sydney Silverman)

1962–63

12th July 1963—Estimates Committee Reports (Sir Eric Errington) (Sir Spencer Summers)

1963–64

1964–65

4th March 1965—South and West Dorset Water Order 1964 (Motion for annulment—Rear-Admiral Morgan Giles)

25th March 1965—Privilege (Mr. Sydney Silverman)

1965–66

1966–67

28th November 1966—Committee of Public Accounts Reports (Mr. Boyd-Carpenter)

9th February 1967—Estimates Committee Reports (Sir Henry d' Avigdor-Goldsmid)

4th May 1967—Estimates Committee Reports (Mr. William Hamling)

1967–68

13th February 1968—Humber Harbour Reorganisation Scheme 1966 Confirmation Order 1967 (Motion, That Petitions of General Objection against the Order be not referred to a Joint Committee—Commander Harry Pursey)

28th March 1968—Clean Air Bill (Motion, That Standing Committee C be discharged from considering the Bill and that Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House. Debate adjourned; resumed 10th April)

16th May 1968—Procedure Committee (Mr. Boyd-Carpenter)

1968–69

14th November 1968—Estimates Committee Reports (Mrs. Renée Short)

12th June 1969—Government's Action Regarding Divorce Reform Bill (Sir Lionel Heald)

1969–70

1970–71

1971–72

19th October 1972—Broadcasting of the Proceedings of the House (Mr. Brian Batsford)

1972–73

22nd January 1973—Select Committee on Science and Technology Reports (Mr. Airey Neave)

1973–74

1974–75

11th December 1974—Capital Punishment (Mr. Brian Walden)

1975–76

6th May 1976—Standing Order No. 22 (Irrelevance or repetition) (Mr. J. Enoch Powell)

14th June 1976—Blaenau Gwent District (Rassau North Industrial Estate) Compulsory Purchase Order 1974—(Motion that Petitions of General Objection against the Order be not referred to a Joint Committee—Mr. Jeffrey Thomas)

1976–77

27th January 1976—Children and Young Persons (Motion to take note of a statutory instrument) (Mr. Roger Sims)

1977–78

6th March 1976—Firearms (Northern Ireland) (Motion to take note of a statutory instrument—Mr. John Farr)

1978–79

1979–80

19th July 1979—The Death Penalty (Mr. Eldon Griffiths)

1980–81

1981–82

1982–83

1983–84

20th March 1984—Committee of Public Accounts Reports (Mr. Robert Sheldon)

27th July 1984—Select Committees (Motions for changes in membership, Mr. Marcus Fox on behalf of the Committees of Selection)

1984–85

20th November 1985—Televising of Proceedings of the House (Miss Janet Fookes)