§ Mr. Richard ShepherdTo ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list each Bill, since 1979, whose Committee stage exceeded the hours spent overall on the Committee stage of the European Communities (Amendment) Bill in Session 1992–93; and in respect of which of those Bills the House made allocation of time orders.
§ Mr. NewtonSince Session 1979–80, no Bill which was committed to a Committee of the whole House has had a Committee stage as long as that of the European Communities (Amendment) Bill. Comparative figures for Bills committed to Standing Committees are only available at disproportionate cost.