§ Lord Geddesasked the Chairman of Committees:
How many sitting days of this House there were in the 1997–98 Session of Parliament; and, in the same period, what was the average attendance record of (a) Life Peers; and (b) active hereditary Peers. defining "active" as those attending at least one-third of sitting days (or such other definition of that term as may be appropriate). [HL725]
§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham)In Session 1997–98 there were 228 sitting days. The average attendance record of Life Peers during that period was 98 attendances per Life Peer. This is calculated by dividing the total number of attendances by Life Peers during the Session (52,213) by the total number of Life Peers who were eligible to attend at least part of the Session (535). The average attendance record of active hereditary Peers (defining "active" as those who attended at least one-third of sitting days) was 163 attendances per active hereditary Peer. (Source: House of Lords Information Office).