STATISTICS ON BUSINESS AND MEMBERSHIP. Session : 18 May 2016 to 27 April 2017 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

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1 STATISTICS ON BUSINESS AND MEMBERSHIP Session : 18 May 216 to 27 April 217 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE Page Sittings of the House and divisions (votes) 1 BUSINESS IN THE CHAMBER Number of questions, debates, statements 2 3 and proceedings on delegated legislation How the time of the House was spent 3 4 on public bills 5 6 BUSINESS IN GRAND COMMITTEES 7 MEMBERSHIP Composition of the House 8 NOTES Dates of sessions: May 216 to 27 April May 215 to 12 May June 214 to 26 March May 213 to 14 May 214 H O U S E OF L O R D S L O N D O N S W 1 A P W w w w. p a r l i a m e n t. u k Times are shown in the form hours:minutes

2 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 1. SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE IN THE SESSION Number of sitting days (excluding days when the House sat for swearing-in only) Number of weeks during which the House sat Number of hours for which the chamber sat 934:11 1,12:42 823:54 1,11:13 4. Average length of sittings in the chamber 6:38 6:48 6:32 6:47 5. Number of sittings continuing beyond 1 pm Number of sittings continuing to midnight and beyond Number of days on which Grand Committees met Number of hours for which Grand Committees sat 112:37 131:28 24:23 31:19 9. Number of Friday sittings Average daily attendance DIVISIONS (VOTES) IN THE SESSION 1. Number of divisions Average number of members voting per division Government victories in divisions 37 48% 53 47% 42 7% 71 8%* 4. Government defeats in divisions 38 49% 6 53% 11 18% 14 16%* 5. Unwhipped divisions 2 3% 7 12% 1 11%* BUSINESS IN THE SESSION 1. Total sitting time in the chamber and in Grand Committees 1,46:48 1,154:1 1,64:17 1,321:32 (a) (b) (c) (d) Bills Delegated legislation Debates Other 1 513:22 49.% 64:41 6.2% 327:1 31.3% 141: % 578:38 5.6% 62:17 5.4% 345: : % 57:2 47.6% 17: :17 3.6% 124:48 1 * These percentages do not add up to 1 per cent because, unusually, the Government took a formal position on unwhipped divisions on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 213. The statistics about divisions exclude one inquorate division. 682: :31 6.7% 398: :44 1

3 BUSINESS IN THE CHAMBER Oral questions (up to four questions totalling 3 minutes are taken each day Monday Thursday) Private notice questions (oral questions on urgent matters, up to 1 minutes of questions and answers) Questions for written answer 6,872 8,294 5,943 7,7 DEBATES Number of motions in each category: 1. General back-bench debates (allocated by party/group) General back-bench debates (allocated by ballot and time-limited to 2, 2½ or 3 hours) Other general back-bench debates (not on the normal debate day) General take note debates initiated by the Government 8* Questions for short debate total i) Taken in normal time Taken in a dinner/lunch break i Topical Debates on non-domestic select committee reports total i) On European Union Committee reports On other non-domestic select committee reports Motions to agree a resolution of the House (including agreeing non-domestic select committee reports) Motions to consider domestic select committee reports, including accompanying recommendations and consequential motions Motion for an Address on the Queen s Speech Motions for an Address not on the Queen s Speech nor on delegated legislation STATEMENTS Number of: Ministerial statements made and debated in the House Written statements ,177 * A debate on the outcome of the European Union referendum took place over two days. 2

4 DELEGATED LEGISLATION Number of: 1. Motions to approve affirmative instruments Motions to annul negative instruments Other proceedings on delegated legislation THE TIME OF THE HOUSE was spent approximately as follows (with percentages of total sitting time): 1. Prayers (around six minutes at the start of each sitting day) 2. Introductions of new members Oral questions (up to four questions totalling 3 minutes are taken each day Monday Thursday) Private notice questions (oral questions on urgent matters, up to 1 minutes of questions and answers) 5. General back-bench debates (allocated by party/group) 6. General back-bench debates (allocated by ballot) 14:4 1:23 64:5 6.9% 3:23 78:46 8.2% 24:42 2.6% 7. Other general back-bench debates (not on the normal debate day) 8. General take note debates initiated by the Government 9. Questions for short debate total i) Taken in normal time i Taken in the dinner/lunch break Topical 1. Debates on non-domestic select committee reports total i) On European Union Committee reports i iv) On Science and Technology Committee reports On Economic Affairs Committee reports On Constitution Committee reports 38:58 4.2% 66:41 7.1% 26:47 2.9% 31:35 3.4% 8:19.9% 56:23 6.% 29:31 3.2% 3:32 3:21 3:37 15:48 5:2 69:44 6.9% :52 75:45 7.5% 18:9 6:27 6.% 71:51 7.1% 32:49 3.2% 31:23 3.1% 7:39.8% 29:11 2.9% 9:31.9% 2:19 3:35 2:15 14:3 2:44.3% 56:26 6.9% :27 67: 8.1% 23: 2.8% 12:51 38:18 64:52 7.9% 38:1 18:33 2.3% 8:18 1% 47:42 5.8% 19:47 2.4% 1:32 3:59 6:8 16:42 3:33.3% 69:22 6.9% 1:33 75:24 7.5% 25:54 2.6% :29 46:36 76:32 7.6% 41:39 4.1% 27: % 6:58 46:11 17:13 1:28 6:36 4:14 3

5 v) On Communications Committee reports vi) v On International Relations Committee reports On reports of ad hoc committees Motions to agree a resolution of the House (including agreeing non-domestic select committee reports) Motions to agree domestic select committee reports, including accompanying recommendations 13. Motion for an Address on the Queen s Speech 14. Motions for an Address not on the Queen s Speech nor on delegated legislation 15. Ministerial statements made and debated in the House 16. Church of England Measures 17. Public bills (details on pages 5 6) 18. Private bills 19. Approval of affirmative instruments 2. Motions to annul negative instruments 21. Other proceedings on delegated legislation 22. Formal business (including tributes but excluding prayers and introductions) 23. Adjournments during pleasure (breaks during a sitting) 2:6 6:6 2:26 1:17.6%.3% 2:28.3 % 11:48 1.3% 8:24.9% 1:9 28:7 3.% 44:53 4.8% 45: % :4 35:33 3.8% 1:36 6:42 4:56 5: :25 4:2 1:22 36:35 3.6% :27 48:38 4.8% :43 526:58 52.% :6 17:31 8:1.8% 8:56.9% 6:3.6% 6:3.6% 13:5 7:6.9% 1:2 28:44 3.5% 34:43 4.2% 1:55 46: % 22:1 2.7% :22 5:12.6% 2:1.3% 3:2 15:23 1.5% 11: % 1:33 31:4 3.1% :1 36:28 3.6% :15 532: % :1 17:6 2:14 12:14 1.2% 3:36 7:47.8% 4

6 PUBLIC BILLS (excludes time spent in Grand Committee see page 7) The time spent on bills (with percentages of total sitting time) was as follows: 1. Public bills total 45: % 526:58 52.% 46: % 532: % 2. Public bills according to House the bill was introduced into: i) Bills which started in the Lords 11: % 167: % 99:7 12% 13: % Bills which started in the Commons 339:38 36:4% 359:4 35.5% 37: % 41: % 3. Public bills according to type: i) Government bills 47: % 489: % 341:3 41.4% 489: % Private members bills 43:8 37:1 3.7% 64:53 7.9% 43:9 4.3% 4. on each stage of bill proceedings (formal motions and notification of Royal Assent not included): i) First reading total :4 :37 :35 :29 Second reading total 123: % 117: : % 114: % Second reading according to type: 19:1 2.1% 25:25 2.5% 13:1 17:57 68:35 7.3% 59:39 5.9% 53:46 6.5% 68:51 6.8% c) Private members bills which started in the Lords 29:56 3.2% 27:26 2.7% 19: 2.3% 15:46 d) Private members bills which started in the Commons 6:17 5:1 8:57 1.1% 11:47 1.2% i Committee of the whole House stage total excluding time in Grand Committee 177:38 19.% 227: % 145: % 21: % Committee stage according to type: 24:32 5:18 5.% 14:7 44:21 4.4% 148: % 173: % 14: % 141:49 14.% c) Private members bills which started in the Lords 4:42 3:2.3% 18:7 2.2% 1:55 d) Private members bills which started in the Commons :29 9:2 1.1% 13:13 1.3% 5

7 iv) Report stage total Report stage according to type: 122:32 135:52 133:32 174: % 13.4% 16.2% 17.3% c) Private members bills which started in the Lords 22:29 2.4% 98:42 1.6% 1:21 d) Private members bills which started in the Commons v) Third reading and passing total 11:2 Third reading and passing according to type: 44:58 4.4% 9:39 9.% :15 13:42 1.4% 21:29 2.6% 14: % 3:22 4:27 16:16 2% 37:17 3.7% 137: % 24:53 2.5% 4:1 3:51 2:46.3% 5:14 7:2.8% 9:32.9% 12:11 1.5% 19:31 1.9% c) Private members bills which started in the Lords :2 :6 1:6 :4 d) Private members bills which started in the Commons :6 :13 :13 :4 vi) Consideration of bills returned from the House of Commons total 13:52 1.5% 3:1 3.% 15:9 15:55 Consideration of bills returned from the House of Commons according to type: 3:55 11:57 1.2% 5:46 7:35 9:57 1.1% 18:13 9:23 1.1% 8:2.8% c) Private members bills which started in the Lords d) Private members bills which started in the Commons 6

8 BUSINESS IN GRAND COMMITTEES Grand Committees, which meet in the Moses Room, consider various types of business, including: committee stages of public bills; consideration of delegated legislation; questions for short debate; debates on select committee and other reports, and on national policy statements; general motions for debate; and second reading debates on Law Commission bills. All Lords may participate in Grand Committees and proceedings mirror those in the chamber on comparable business, save that no divisions may take place. Number of days on which Grand Committees met Number of hours for which Grand Committees sat 112:37 131:28 24:23 31:19 Average length of Grand Committee sittings 3:19 3:22 3: 3:22 1. Number of public bill committee stages taken in Grand Committee Number of Law Commission bill second reading debates taken in Grand Committee Number of delegated legislation instruments considered in Grand Committee 61: % 51: % 1: :1 47.7% :34 1.4% :32 1: :5 18% 27: % 79: % 56: % 4. Number of debates taken in Grand Committee : % 48:1 36.5% 51: % 9: % i) Number of questions for short debate taken in Grand Committee Number of debates on select committee reports taken in Grand Committee 18:3 16.4% 34:11 26.% 46:4 19.1% 76: % :58 7.1% 5:39 4.3% 4:18 12:25 4% i Number of other debates :11 6.2% :55 3:3 1% 5. Other 2:26 2.2% 4:4 3.1% 8:5 3.4% 13:3 4.35% i) Formal business :2 :2 :2 :2 Adjournments (breaks during a sitting)* 2:25 2.1% 4:2 3.1% 8:3 3.7% 13: % * Adjournments in Grand Committees are usually for divisions in the chamber. 7

9 COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSE AT THE END OF SESSION (27 April 217) By Party/Group Party/Group Life peers Excepted hereditary peers* Bishops Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Crossbench Archbishops and bishops Total Other parties Non-affiliated (current member) 3 3 TOTAL NB The table above excludes 25 peers on leave of absence and 8 disqualified as senior members of the judiciary. * This includes 75 peers elected by parties and groups and 15 peers elected by the whole House. By Type Men Women Total Archbishops and bishops Life peers under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act Life peers under the Life Peerages Act Excepted hereditary peers under the House of Lords Act TOTAL House of Lords 217