Sittings Statistics

HC Deb 14 February 1986 vol 91 cc569-78W

Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will list the dates on which the House has met on a Saturday; what was the main item of business under discussion; and what time the House met and at what time the House subsequently adjourned, for each session since 1956.

Mr. Biffen

The information is as followsSaturday 3 November 1956: Adjournment: Subjects of debate: Middle East and Hungary. The House met at 12 o'clock and adjourned at 3 o'clock. Saturday 30 January 1965: The House attended the funeral of right hon. Sir Winston Churchill. Saturday 3 April 1982: Adjournment: Subject of debate: Falkland Islands. The House met at 11 o'clock and adjourned at 2 o'clock.

Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will publish in the Official Report, a list showing the dates when the House sat later than 1.30 am and at what time the House subsequently adjourned for each Session since 1959.

Mr. Biffen

The information requested is as follows:

House sits after 1.30 am
Session and time at which adjourned (am unless stated)
	Date
1959–60
1.35	6.7.60
1.47	29.6.60

	Date
2.12	19.7.60
2.35	31.5.60
2.50	22.3.60
2.57	22.6.60
4.42	8.12.59
7.35	26.7.60
1960–61
1.31	3.7.61
2.10	6.7.61
2.11	12.4.61
2.41	27.6.61
3.05	23.3.61
3.22	16.5.61
3.32	20.2.61
4.06	22.2.61
4.09	2.5.61
4.52	23.2.61
4.54	20.6.61
5.03	13.2.61
6.16	7.6.61
6.46	15.3.61
7.20	1.8.61
8.15	15.2.61
1961–62
1.44	3.4.62
1.55	2.7.62
2.29	5.7.62
2.30	25.7.62
2.41	17.4.62
2.52	3.7.62
5.39	15.11.61
6.30	23.7.62
7.20	27.3.62
9.00	30.7.62
1962–63
1.35	1.5.63
1.54	6.2.63
2.10	21.5.63
3.10	28.11.62
3.10	21.3.63
3.13	8.5.63
4.45	15.7.63
5.05	26.6.63
6.14	24.7.63
1963–64
2.05	20.7.64
2.09	18.6.64
4.11	19.3.64
8.56	29.7.64
1964–65
1.32	17.11.65
1.32	20.7.64
1.32	29.7.65
1.38	26.5.65
1.46	12.7.65
1.49	6.7.65
1.50	27.7.65
1.52	1.11.65
2.07	21.7.65
2.57	7.12.64
2.58	14.4.65
3.00	26.11.64
3.16	21.6.65
3.25	9.12.64
3.25	22.3.65
3.31	14.7.65
3.40	22.6.65
4.07	28.6.65
4.41	2.12.64
5.06	20.5.65
5.39	29.6.65
6.22	22.7.65

	Date
6.25	31.5.65
6.39	25.5.65
11.24	3.8.65
12.06 pm	16.6.65
1.02 pm	25.3.65

Session and time at which adjourned (am unless stated
	Date
1965–66
2.01	24.11.65
2.10	26.11.65
2.10	5.12.65
2.25	2.12.65
3.00	15.11.65
3.14	23.11.65
5.06	9.3.66
1966–67
1.32	27.4.66
1.32	22.2.67
1.36	29.11.66
1.40	16.6.66
1.41	11.7.66
1.43	6.2.67
1.48	22.11.66
1.49	20.6.66
1.53	23.5.66
1.53	25.5.66
2.05	19.7.66
2.05	20.6.67
2.22	2.7.67
2.41	13.7.66
2.49	24.7.67
2.58	27.10.66
3.10	26.7.66
3.10	1.2.67
3.54	23.1.67
3.55	20.2.67
4.13	26.10.66
4.14	25.1.67
4.14	19.6.67
4.27	22.6.66
5.29	23.6.66
6.04	9.8.66
6.21	3.7.67
6.36	18.7.66
6.40	10.7.67
6.57	19.7.67
7.41	11.7.67
7.59	27.6.66
8.12	18.7.67
8.19	25.7.67
9.03	8.8.66
10.02	20.3.67
10.12	17.1.67
10.16	29.6.67
10.39	29.6.66
2.59 pm	13.7.67
1967–68
1.51	21.5.68
1.58	3.4.68
2.25	23.5.68
3.28	30.1.68
3.30	23.10.68
4.25	9.4.68
5.10	9.7.68
5.41	14.3.68
6.20	5.12.67
7.22	22.5.68
8.09	28.2.68
9.23	26.6.68
10.01	29.2.68
10.02	26.3.68
10.38	24.7.68

	Date
11.58	†29.5.68
12.23 pm	†23.7.68
12.54 pm	†27.5.68
1.02 pm	†20.5.68
1.09 pm	†28.5.68
1.10 pm	†26.2.68
1968–69
1.41	12.5.69
1.48	19.3.69
1.49	10.2.69
1.54	14.5.69
1.58	24.6.69
2.08	5.5.69
2.19	12.5.69
2.19	27.6.69
2.41	21.7.69
3.32	9.6.69
3.44	16.7.69
4.20	3.12.68
5.55	4.12.68
7.54	25.3.69
11.21	23.7.69
11.25	24.3.69
1.07 pm	†19.2.69
1.10 pm	†14.7.69
1.23 pm	†25.11.68
1.44 pm	†18.2.69
1.47 pm	†18.3.69
1.59 pm	‡16.12.68
2.00 pm	‡29.4.69
2.41 pm	12.6.69

† Sitting suspended in pursuance of Order of House (12.12.67) (now S.O. No 2).

‡ Sitting suspended pursuant to S.O. No. 2.

Session and time at which adjourned (am unless stated)
	Date
1969–70
1.38	11.5.70
1.53	14.5.70
1.53	27.5.70
3.04	17.11.69
3.15	19.3.70
3.36	20.1.70
5.13	7.4.70
7.30	27.1.70
10.08	1.12.69
1970–71
1.36	3.11.70
1.45	1.7.71
1.49	20.4.71
1.50	16.2.71
1.51	7.4.71
2.00	3.8.71
2.04	24.2.71
2.10	8.2.71
2.13	25.3.71
2.14	4.8.71
2.15	22.6.71
2.16	17.6.71
2.24	26.10.71
2.27	9.12.70
2.30	25.10.71
2.32	2.8.71
2.38	10.2.71
2.53	18.3.71
3.31	22.2.71
3.40	17.2.71
3.44	15.3.71
3.49	13.7.71
4.15	25.2.71
4.36	11.2.71

	Date
4.55	25.1.71
5.20	21.7.70
5.27	28.1.71
6.14	23.7.70
6.14	2.3.71
7.05	19.1.71
7.30	27.10.71
9.29	27.7.71
12.10 pm	23.3.71
1971–72
1.37	26.4.72
1.39	7.8.72
1.40	15.3.72
1.45	10.5.72
1.52	21.6.72
1.55	14.3.72
1.58	26.7.72
2.27	19.4.72
2.29	27.6.72
2.32	7.6.72
2.33	23.2.72
2.33	13.6.72
2.42	13.3.72
2.46	12.6.72
3.02	12.7.72
3.20	19.7.72
3.30	25.4.72
3.47	18.4.72
3.48	18.1.72
3.58	25.7.72
4.01	20.3.72
4.34	15.6.72
4.58	16.5.72
5.17	31.7.72
6.26	4.7.72
6.54	17.7.72
7.41	1.3.72
10.15	15.12.71
10.22	2.8.72
1.14 pm	29.3.72
1972–73
1.31	14.5.73
1.35	20.12.72
1.39	6.2.73
1.47	3.7.73
1.56	23.1.73
1.58	10.7.73
2.00	1.5.73
2.01	17.4.73
2.02	11.7.73
2.07	8.5.73
2.11	15.5.73
2.11	22.5.73
2.12	16.4.73
2.17	20.4.73
2.47	22.4.73
3.01	31.1.73
3.12	19.6.73
3.22	22.2.73
3.27	23.11.72
3.38	12.6.73
4.14	24.10.72
6.25	18.6.73
7.13	19.7.73
9.18	6.12.72

Session and time at which adjourned (am unless stared)
	Date
1973–74
1.44	19.12.73
3.08	21.1.74
3.20	13.11.73
10.02	16.1.74

	Date
1974
1.32	27.6.74
1.54	22.7.74
2.13	25.3.74
2.30	18.6.74
2.50	23.7.74
3.19	25.6.74
3.23	9.4.74
5.08	30.7.74
5.31	20.3.74
1.00 pm	29.7.74
1974–75
1.47	24.2.75
1.48	14.4.75
1.50	21.1.75
1.53	16.1.75
1.56	20.3.75
1.58	12.12.74
1.58	21.10.75
1.59	15.5.75
2.05	22.4.75
2.09	26.6.75
2.14	14.1.75
2.16	22.1.75
2.18	11.6.75
2.19	18.6.75
2.25	30.4.75
2.35	21.7.75
2.44	28.10.75
2.49	11.12.74
2.51	22.7.75
3.00	5.8.75
3.09	13.10.75
3.13	1.7.75
3.24	27.10.75
3.32	23.4.75
3.50	5.3.75
3.53	10.12.74
4.37	7.7.75
4.42	12.3.75
5.23	29.7.75
5.25	17.3.75
9.41	11.11.75
10.24	31.7.75
10.38	4.12.74
10.47	28.11.74
4.56 pm	24.7.75
1975–76
1.33	2.12.75
1.34	17.11.76
1.35	13.4.76
1.41	16.11.76
1.43	19.5.76
1.43	22.7.76
1.44	20.5.76
1.47	22.6.76
1.54	19.7.76
1.54	14.10.76
1.57	24.5.76
1.58	15.6.76
2.00	8.6.76
2.01	4.5.76
2.12	1.11.76
2.16	3.12.75
2.19	10.6.76
2.20	27.10.76
2.25	9.6.76
2.28	14.7.76
2.34	10.11.76
2.44	28.1.76
2.45	20.7.76
2.45	25.10.76
2.49	17.12.75
2.50	21.6.76

	Date
2.57	15.7.76
3.22	3.8.76
3.33	18.3.76
3.36	30.6.76
3.51	13.7.76
4.16	7.6.76
4.23	14.6.76
5.31	18.12.75
6.15	19.10.76
6.46	12.7.76
10.21	27.7.76
11.40	4.8.76
1.41 pm	8.7.76

Session and time at which adjourned (am unless stated)
	Date
1976–77
1.32	10.5.77
1.34	14.2.77
1.40	1.12.76
1.51	28.4.77
1.53	15.2.77
1.53	16.3.77
1.55	9.12.76
2.00	20.7.77
2.10	2.3.77
2.11	12.5.77
2.50	18.1.77
3.44	25.7.77
4.52	26.7.77
4.55	27.7.77
5.04	25.1.77
5.42	7.3.77
6.03	1.2.77
6.22	19.1.77
6.54	14.12.76
7.25	13.7.77
10.39	20.12.76
3.19 pm	28.7.77
9.33 pm	21.6.77
1977–78
1.32	23.11.77
1.32	12.12.77
1.34	23.5.78
1.39	26.1.78
1.40	29.11.77
1.40	21.6.78
1.44	17.11.77
1.56	11.7.78
2.00	14.11.77
2.11	7.12.77
2.14	18.7.78
2.17	27.7.78
2.24	6.12.77
2.24	19.7.78
2.39	6.3.78
2.46	20.7.78
2.54	20.6.78
4.01	15.11.77
5.38	17.5.78
7.22	20.3.78
12.58 pm	1.8.78
1978–79
1.31	25.1.79
1.51	29.11.78
2.23	13.12.78
3.07	7.11.78
4.10	17.1.79
4.37	14.12.78
4.40	15.3.79
11.00	12.12.78
1979–80

	Date
1.32	4.3.80
1.35	2.7.80
1.38	24.3.80
1.39	17.7.79
1.39	12.3.80
1.41	22.4.80
1.48	19.12.79
1.55	7.5.80
1.58	17.12.79
2.02	5.2.80
2.02	10.6.80
2.04	21.7.80
2.10	6.2.80
2.11	23.4.80
2.11	6.5.80
2.14	24.7.79
2.18	16.4.80
2.22	25.3.80
2.23	24.6.80
2.34	12.2.80
2.43	12.7.79
2.45	23.7.80
2.50	16.7.80
2.53	12.11.79
2.57	11.11.80
3.04	25.6.80
3.05	14.5.80
3.08	25.6.79
3.30	4.6.80
3.35	25.7.79
3.56	3.7.79
3.59	16.7.79
4.16	9.6.80
4.52	8.7.80
5.39	28.10.80
6.32	23.7.79
6.49	6.8.80
7.30	18.12.79
7.33	13.5.80
9.43	26.7.79
2.51 pm	4.8.80

Session and Time at which adjourned (am unless stated)
	Date
1980–81
1.31	14.1.81
1.35	10.12.80
1.36	14.4.81
1.37	26.10.81
1.51	8.12.80
1.54	21.5.81
1.54	27.7.81
1.56	12.5.81
2.05	3.12.80
2.07	21.1.81
2.07	8.4.81
2.18	16.6.81
2.22	28.7.81
2.43	8.7.81
2.47	23.3.81
2.50	30.6.81
2.59	22.7.81
3.14	13.7.81
3.58	30.7.81
4.02	14.7.81
4.07	18.2.81
4.53	15.7.81
6.31	11.12.80
8.42	23.7.81
9.51	6.7.81
10.32	17.12.80
10.39	8.6.81
3.30 pm	1.4.81
1981–82

	Date
1.35	30.6.82
1.38	15.12.81
1.40	24.3.82
1.43	29.6.82
1.48	16.6.82
2.07	23.6.82
2.18	13.7.82
2.35	17.5.82
2.44	16.3.82
2.46	7.7.82
3.25	26.7.82
3.38	12.5.82
3.47	2.2.82
3.55	19.7.82
4.45	3.2.82
5.34	12.7.82
6.00	18.10.82
6.05	8.6.82
6.45	9.6.82
8.40	29.7.82
9.21	15.6.82
9.27	21.12.81
1982–83
1.39	1.2.83
1.43	20.12.82
1.50	7.3.83
1.54	14.12.82
2.08	18.1.83
2.09	28.3.83
2.13	24.11.82
2.23	16.2.83
2.32	4.5.83
4.21	24.3.83
4.31	15.12.82
6.08	3.5.83
9.21	7.2.83

Session and time at which adjourned (am unless stated)
	Date
1983–84
1.38	13.12.83
1.40	2.4.84
1.41	18.7.83
1.41	28.3.84
1.43	22.3.84
1.45	19.3.84
1.46	3.7.84
1.51	6.2.84
1.51	29.10.84
1.54	9.7.84
1.55	24.7.84
1.58	20.6.84
2.09	26.7.84
2.15	12.12.83
2.19	11.7.83
2.28	13.6.84
2.33	14.12.83
2.46	9.4.84
3.03	26.6.84
3.14	2.5.84
3.29	30.4.84
3.42	10.4.84
3.49	18.7.84
3.50	20.7.83
4.05	30.7.84
4.37	15.5.84
4.39	19.7.83
5.24	9.5.84
9.25	25.7.84
9.28	12.3.84
9.29	25.7.83
9.29	19.12.83
12.15 pm.	11.7.84
10.43 pm.	22.5.84

	Date
1984–85
1.37	3.12.84
1.39	28.3.85
1.44	14.5.85
1.45	15.7.85
1.49	1.7.85
1.50	25.3.85
1.52	6.12.84
1.52	26.6.85
1.53	12.3.85
1.53	27.3.85
1.54	7.5.85
1.56	10.7.85
1.57	26.2.85
2.00	6.2.85
2.07	26.11.84
2.08	10.12.84
2.08	1.5.85
2.08	15.5.85
2.09	12.2.85
2.18	4.12.84
2.25	23.7.85
2.28	14.2.85
2.33	28.11.84
2.40	20.2.85
2.45	14.1.85
3.13	16.1.85
3.27	9.7.85
3.42	19.2.85
3.43	24.10.85
3.47	5.2.85
4.56	3.7.85
9.24	24.7.85
9.30	26.3.85
9.34	19.12.84
8.44 pm.	5.3.85
1985–86*
1.40	10.12.85
1.49	20.1.86
9.27	18.12.85

^* To 31.1.86