§ Mr. ShepherdTo ask the Leader of the House if he will list for each bill introduced in(a) Session 2001–02 and (b) Session 2002–03 (i) the number of sittings in committees, (ii) the number of knives (A) for which provision was made and (B) which took effect, (iii) the number of groups of amendments not reached because a knife took effect, (iv) the number of clauses on which the question that the clause stand part was not reached because a knife took effect, (v) for how many days each bill was considered at report stage, (vi) the number of knives (X) for which provision was made and (Y) which took effect at report stage, (vii) the number of groups of amendments not reached because a knife took effect and (viii) how long was spent in debate (1) at second reading, (2) in committee, (3) in consideration on report and (4) on third reading. [162841]
§ Mr. HainI refer the hon. Member to my reply of 23 October 2003,Official Report, column 662W. In respect of 2002–03, much of this information is published in the First Report of the Modernisation Committee, Session 2002–03 (HC 1222, p Ev3). Further information has been published by the Procedure Committee in its Minutes of Evidence of 11 February 2004 (HC 325-i, available on the Committee's web pages).