§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the President of the Council if he will make a statement on his proposals for the reform of the length and timing of parliamentary recesses. [32467]
§ Mr. Robin CookAs I stated in my memorandum to the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons, I would like to see greater certainty about the timing of parliamentary adjournments, a closer relationship between adjournments and school holidays, and a rearrangement of business to reduce the length of the summer period during which Parliament does not sit, while maintaining the current balance between sitting and non-sitting weeks.