§ Mr. BercowTo ask the President of the Council if he will make a statement on energy costs incurred by his Department in each of the last 10 years. [42448]
House of Commons Session 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Government Bills considered—floor 53 31 40 26 Time taken debating 781 hrs 53 mins 396 hrs 38 mins 565 hrs 5 mins 243 hrs 35 mins Average time per Bill 14 hrs 45 mins 12 hrs 48 mins 14 hrs 8 mins 9 hrs 22 mins Government Bills considered—Standing Committee 31 26 37 17 Sittings (Standing Committee) 228 207 341 121 Average sittings per Bill 7.35 7.96 9.22 7.12
House of Lords Session 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Government Bills considered on floor 50 29 42 27 Time taken debating 806 hrs 54 mins 622 hrs 48 mins 791 hrs 33 mins 223 hrs 38 mins Average time per Bill 16 hrs 8 mins 21 hrs 28 mins 18 hrs 51 mins 8 hrs 17 mins Government Bills considered in Grand Committee 6 4 9 2 Time taken debating 35 hrs 29 mins 21 hrs 30 mins 19 hrs 47 mins 36 hrs 54 mins Average time per Bill 5 hrs 55 mins 5 hrs 23 mins 2 hrs 12 mins 18 hrs 27 mins 1 Supplied by the Journal Office in the Lords and Commons.