HC Deb 11 November 1991 vol 198 cc366-9W
Dr. Cunningham

To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list the occasions on which the Government have introduced the guillotine allocation of time order since the 1979–80 Session, indicating after how many hours in Committee on each Bill it was introduced and the total number of hours in Committee.

Mr. MacGregor

[holding answer 8 November 1991]: The information is supplied in the table.

Bills guillotined in Standing Committee Bills guillotined in Committee of whole House
Session/Bill Hours in Committee before guillotine Total hours in Committee Hours in Committee before guillotine Total hours in Committee
1979–80
Education (No. 2) 82 103
Social Security 60 92
Housing 110 144
Social Security (No. 2) 44 64
1980–81
Transport 55 96
British Nationality 90 136
1981–82
Oil and Gas (Enterprise) 70 99
Employment 91 110
Northern Ireland 54 64
1982–83
Transport 80 96
Telecommunications 110 149
Housing and Building Control 90 108
1983–84
Telecommunications 80 106
Rates 80 109
Rating and Valuation (Amendment) (Scotland) 82 100
1984–85
Local Government 86 145
Transport 76 129
1985–86
Gas 75 114
Social Security 100 141
European Communities (Amendment) 18 22
1986–87
Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) 101 119
Local Government Finance 15 21
1987–88
Education Reform 88 163
Local Government Finance 72 136
Social Security1
Firearms1 (Amendment)
Housing1
1988–89
Children (Lords)1
Companies (Lords)1
Dock Work 29 46
Employment1
Football Spectators (Lords) 37 54
Local Government and Housing1
Official Secrets 14 30
Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) 52 54
Self-Go verning Schools &c. (Scotland) 120 188
Water 75 148

Bills guillotined in Standing Committee Bills guillotined in Committee of whole House
Session/Bill Hours in Committee before guillotine Total hours in Committee Hours in Committee before guillotine Total hours in Committee
1989–90
Education (Student Loans)1
Human Fertilization and Embryology (Lords)2 10 17
National Health Service and Community Care1
Social Security1
1990–91
Community Charges (General Reduction)2 4
Dangerous Dogs2 5
1 Allocation of time motion moved after Committee stage.
2 Allocation of time motion moved before Committee stage.

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