HL Deb 27 January 2003 vol 643 cc139-40WA
Lord Blaker

asked Her Majesty's Government:

On how many days the House of Lords sat during the Sessions 1999–2000,2000–01 and 2001–02; and on how many days the House of Commons sat during the same Sessions. [HL1262]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The number of sitting days of both Houses for the past three Sessions are given in the following table.

Session House of Lords1 House of Commons
1999–2000 177 170
2000–01 76 83
2001–022 202 201
1 The House of Lords figures exclude days when the House sat for judicial business only.
2 These figures include swearing in days in both Houses.