HC Deb 09 March 1998 vol 308 c36W
37. Mr. Randall

To ask the President of the Council what plans she has to announce the date of each periodic adjournment at the start of the session. [31443]

Mrs. Ann Taylor

I have sought to give the House advance notice of recess dates as far as I am able. Indeed, I gave a broad indication about the Easter Recess in the first sitting week after Christmas.

Mr. MacShane

To ask the President of the Council if she will make it her policy to timetable 12 months in advance parliamentary recesses. [31444]

Mrs. Ann Taylor

The approximate periods each year when the House sits and does not sit are generally known. To give more precise dates for a whole year ahead would deny the House the flexibility which is an important part of our system.