§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Lord President of the Council how many hours were spent on Divisions in each of the last five Sessions.
§ Mr. NewtonBecause precise timings are not available for individual divisions, any figure must be an approximation. It may be assumed that divisions take, on average, 14 minutes each. On that assumption, the following shows, by Session, the number of divisions; the total hours taken; and, since the length of the Sessions veries widely, the average time per day in each Session.
Number of Divisions Hours taken Per day 1988–89 409 95.26 0.33 1989–90 345 80.30 0.29 1990–91 233 54.22 0.20 1991–92 114 26.36 0.19 1992–93 402 93.48 0.23