§ Mr. McLoughlinasked the Lord Privy Seal how many ten-minute rule Bills have been promoted over the last 20 years; and how many of these have reached the statute book; and if he will publish a table showing the relevant numbers in each year.
§ Mr. BiffenFollowing is the information:
Session Ten-minute rule motions moved Ten-minute rule Bills introduced Enacted 1966–67 64 56 4 1967–68 42 38 3 1968–69 47 39 4 1969–70 30 22 1 1970–71 30 26 0 1971–72 44 42 0 1972–73 47 45 3 1973–74 12 10 0 1974 20 18 0 1974–75 61 56 0 1975–76 63 46 0 1976–77 46 38 0 1977–78 50 35 0 1978–79 22 20 0 1979–80 75 65 0 1980–81 50 35 1 1981–82 58 52 0 1982–83 35 31 1 1983–84 72 66 0 1984–85 56 43 2 1985–86 58 56 0 11986–87 10 8 0 1 To 16 February 1987.