§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Lord President of the Council how many reports have been produced by departmental Select Committees since 1979; and now many have been the subject of debate on a substantive motion on the Floor of the House.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweFrom 1979 to 29 June 1990, 591 reports and 231 special reports have been published by departmentally related Select Committees. Of these, seven have been debated in the House on substantive motions.
430WProcedure Committee's recommendations about oral questions will help to make Question Time more effective. As I told the hon. Member for Walsall, North (Mr. Winnick) on 25 June, I hope the recommendations can take effect from the start of the next Session.