§ 38. Mr. GapesTo ask the Lord President of the Council what recent assessment he has made of the sitting hours of other European parliaments. [34722]
§ Mr. NewtonI have made no such assessment, but the hon. Gentleman may wish to consult the memorandums from the Director of the German Bundestag and the Secretary General of the French National Assembly which were submitted to the Select Committee on Sittings of the House in 1991–92 [HC 20-II (1991–92), pp 154–160].