HL Deb 20 October 2003 vol 653 c142WA
Lord Jopling

asked the Leader of the House:

Whether she will publish before the first day in Committee on the Hunting Bill a table showing the number of hours of consideration given to completed Committee stages of each government Bill in the current session. [HL4918]

Baroness Amos

The following table shows the number of hours spent in Committee in the House of Lords on each government Bill this Session.

Bill name (No of clauses1, No of schedules) Hours in Committee of the Whole House
Anti-Social Behaviour (71, 3) 15hrs 47mins
Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) (3, 2) 14mins
Communications (403, 19) 45hrs 16mins
Community Care (Delayed Discharge etc) (17, 0) 11 hrs 1min
Courts (101, 7) 27hrs 3mins
Criminal Justice (307, 32) 60hrs 2mins
European Union (Accessions) (3, 0) I9mins
Licensing (196, 8) 31hrs 21mins
National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) (2, 0) 16mins
Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission) (10, 0) lhr 37mins
Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) (7, 0) 15mins
Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Bill (2, 0) 43mins
Regional Assemblies (Preparations) (29, 1) 21 hrs 41mins
Sexual Offences (128, 5) 31hrs 21mins

Bill name (No of clauses1, No of schedules) Hours in Grand Committee
Crime (International Co-operation) (94, 5) 17hrs 7mins
Electricity (Misc Provisions) (5, 0) 2hrs 48mins
European Parliament (Representation) (25, 1) 99mins
Extradition (213, 1) 34hrs 46mins
Fire Services (2, 0) 10hrs 47mins
Health (Wales) (10, 4) lhrs 55mins
Local Government (128, 7) 30hrs 9mins
Police (Northern Ireland) (28, 3) 4hrs 46mins
Railways and Transport Safety (119, 7) 7hrs 46mins
Waste and Emissions Trading (35, 0) 8hrs 5mins
Water (97, 9) 27hrs 27mins
1 Clause count represents the number of clauses in the Bill when it was introduced in to the House of Lords
NB. These lists do not include Bills where the Committee stage was negatived. Nor do they include Bills which have not yet completed their Committee stage in this House.