Hours and Procedures (Hansard, 22 April 1996)

HC Deb 22 April 1996 vol 276 c15W 15W

§ 32. Mr. Gapes
To ask the Lord President of the Council whether he will set up an all-party review of the hours and procedures of the House. [24753]

§ Mr. Newton
The hours at which the House sits were reviewed by the Select Committee on Sittings of the House—the Jopling Committee—in 1992, and changes in procedure designed to reduce sitting hours were agreed to by the House last year. The procedures of the House are also kept under review by the Select Committee on Procedure, which is itself an all-party Committee.