§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will produce a table showing for each Bill introduced in this Parliament the time taken at(a) Second Reading, (b) Committee stage, in the House of Commons, (c) Report stage, (d) Third Reading, (e) where applicable, guillotine, (f) Lords amendments and (g) in total.
§ Mr. WakehamA table showing the information requested for each Bill introduced in this Parliament could be provided only with disproportionate cost. The information for Government Bills only, up to and including 1 November 1988, is as follows:
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Bill (a) Second Reading Hours Mins (b) Committee Hours Mins (c) Report Hours Mins (d) Third Reading Hours Mins (e) Allocation of time Hours Mins (f) Lords Amendments Hours Mins (g) Total Hours Mins Rate Support Grants 6.44 — — — — — 6.44 Legal Aid Bill [Lords]1 3.30 11.18 1.46 — — — 10.34 Civil Evidence (Scotland) [Lords]2 3.00 8.00 — 0.46 — — 11.46 Road Traffic Bills [Lords]6 0.05 — — — — — 0.05 Social Security 6.34 43.30 11.31 0.48 3.19 3.03 69.15 Employment 4.34 55.24 12.41 0.49 — 5.31 78.59 Urban Development Corporations (Financial Limits) 6.13 1.40 1.25 0.47 — — 10.05 Licencing1 5.37 22.43 6.24 — — 3.15 37.59 Immigration 6.02 50.33 5.05 0.24 — 0.47 62.51 Multilateral Investment Guarantee 2.40 0.20 — 0.26 — — 3.26 Housing1 8.20 102.23 56.45 — — — 167.28 Education Reform 6.37 151.15 22.30 2.16 5.25 14.29 184.30 Health and Medicines1 6.15 63.30 12.18 — — 9.25 91.28 Local Government Finance 12.07 128.52 29.08 1.14 4.28 7.09 182.58 Housing (Scotland)1 5.32 73.27 10.45 — — 6.21 96.05 Criminal Justice [Lords] 6.23 79.07 21.28 7.45 — — 114.43 Firearms (Amendment)1 6.39 25.32 14.04 — 1.38 — 47.53 Regional Development Grants (Termination)2 5.43 17.03 — 3.02 — — 25.48 Merchant Shipping [Lords]1 3.53 16.32 5.30 — — — 25.55 Farm Land and Rural Development [Lords]2 3.18 11.04 — 1.42 — — 16.04 British Steel 5.27 57.20 10.56 2.05 — — 75.48 School Boards (Scotland)1 6.14 41.00 5.33 — — — 52.47 Finance (No. 2) 6.12 20.49 8.58 4.38 — — 40.37 Copyright Designs and Patents [Lords]1 5.25 50.00 11.02 — — — 66.27 Arms Control and Disarmament 3 (Privileges and Immunities) Bill 5.12 9.04 — 2.44 — — 17.00 Foreign Marriages (Amendment)5 Bill 0.13 — — — — — 0.13 Matrimonial proceedings 5 0.16 — — — — — 0.16 Committee of the Whole House Finance Bill 6.41 18.25 — — — — 25.06 British Shipbuilders (Borrowing Powers)3 2.25 0.39 — — — — 3.04 Coroners Bill [Lords]4 0.04 — — — — — 0.04 Court of Session Bill [Lords]3 0.13 0.17 — — — — 0.30 European Communities (Finance) Bill 5.57 6.24 3.33 — — — 15.59 Electricity (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Bill3 0.01 3.15 — 3.16 Income and Corporation Taxes [Lords]3 0.04 0.24 — — — — 0.28 Welsh Development Agency3 2.53 1.51 — — — — 4.44 1 Report Stage includes Third Reading 2 Third Reading includes Report 3 Committee Stage includes Report and Third Reading 4 Bill passed through all stages in one day 5 Remaining stages agreed without debate or division 6 Includes Road Traffic Bill; Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Bill and Road Traffic (Offenders) Bill.