HOUSE OF COMMONS SESSIONAL DIARY 2001–02 13 June 2001 to 7 November 2002 Prepared in the Journal Office of the House of Commons INTRODUCTION 1. This diary records the business on which the House spent its time in Session 2001–02, analysed into categories, and similar information for sittings in Westminster Hall. It is intended mainly to provide information in response to statistical inquiries, and in using it the following points should be borne in mind: (a) The diary does not include business which took little or no time, such as presentations of bills, unopposed private business, and motions agreed to without debate or division. (b) Divisions are normally included with the business to which they relate. (c) Timings are taken from the Official Report, using the printed times where available, and otherwise taking a column of debate to last three minutes. Daily prayers are assumed to last a standard five minutes (and are not itemised in the analysis), and the time at which the House rose is taken from the Votes and Proceedings. (d) Periods of suspension are included in the total sitting time, and are listed in section 14h of the analysis (Miscellaneous). Suspensions in Westminster Hall are included in the totals and in the analysis under section 4. (e) The times in the column headed “After appointed time” refer to business taken after the time appointed as the “moment of interruption”. In Session 2001–02, these times were as follows: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 2200 2200 2200 1900 1430 (f) All times are in hours and minutes, using the 24-hour clock. 2. A Sessional Diary has been kept in the Journal Office for most sessions since 1906, although in the early years times were kept only to the nearest quarter hour. An analysis substantially in the current form begins in the 1960s. The totals from the analysis have been reproduced in the Sessional Information Digest since 1984–85 and in the House’s Sessional Returns since 1987–88. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS AND TOTALS Part Contents Duration After Page appoin- ted time I Diary for House 1 II Analysis for House 1540.46 150.25 1. Addresses other than Prayers 39.49 0.58 67 2. Government bills 476.05 29.21 a Second readings: committed to standing 120.09 2.34 67 committee b Second readings: committal to Committee of 42.52 2.08 68 whole House (wholly or partly) c Second readings: no committal (Consolidation bills) d Committee of the whole House 53.09 3.57 68 e Consideration 144.18 7.03 69 f Third reading 36.24 2.58 70 g Lords amendments 65.56 5.49 70 h Allocation of time motions 13.17 4.52 71 i Committal and carry-over motions 3. Private Members’ bills 63.14 0.34 a Second readings (and all stages) 35.29 0.30 72 b Later stages 27.45 0.04 73 4. Private bills at time for opposed private business 12.31 1.10 73 5. Government motions 59.44 8.09 a European Union documents 3.04 0.23 73 b Business motions 6.45 3.24 74 c General 49.55 4.22 74 6. Opposition business 139.13 8.24 a Opposition days 126.57 7.37 75 b Opposition motions in Government time 12.16 0.47 75 7. Private Members’ motions 22.59 — a Substantive motions 9.23 — 76 b Ten-minute rule motions 13.36 — 76 8. Adjournment motions 308.53 83.38 a Government 188.09 2.28 78 b Recess 24.21 3.33 79 c S.O. No. 24 debates 3.00 — 79 d Daily 93.23 77.37 79 9. Estimates 14.32 0.17 83 iii Part Contents Duration After Page appoin- ted time 10. Money Resolutions 0.59 0.43 83 11. Ways and Means 28.50 1.18 83 12. Affirmative Statutory Instruments 20.53 2.26 84 13. Negative Statutory Instruments 4.05 — 84 14. Business when no Question before House 332.24 13.27 a Questions 151.48 — 84 b Urgent Questions 8.33 — 88 c Statements 96.26 1.20 89 d Business Statements 33.08 — 91 e S.O. No. 24 Applications 0.31 — 92 f Points of order 7.47 0.32 92 g Public petitions 2.26 2.11 97 h Miscellaneous 31.45 9.24 99 15. Daily prayers 16.35 — 101 III Diary for Westminster Hall 102 IV Analysis for Westminster Hall 474.49 — 1. Private Members’ Adjournment Debates 357.54 — 120 2. Government Adjournment Debates 48.07 — 127 3. Liaison Committee Adjournment Debates 63.08 — 127 4. Miscellaneous 5.40 — 128 iv PART I: DIARY FOR HOUSE 1 PART I: DIARY FOR HOUSE Time Subject Duration After appoin- ted time 1. Wednesday 13th June 2001 14.30 Message to attend the Lords Commissioners; Suspension 0.19 14.49 Election of a Speaker 0.35 15.24 House rose [Totals for session: 0.54; 0.00] 0.54 0.00 2. Thursday 14th June 2001 14.30 Message to attend the Lords Commissioners; Suspension; Approbation of 2.31 Speaker; Speaker’s statement; Members taking the oath 17.01 House rose [Totals for session: 3.25; 0.00] 2.31 0.00 3. Friday 15th June 2001 09.30 Prayers 0.05 09.35 Members taking the oath 2.12 11.47 House rose [Totals for session: 5.42; 0.00] 2.17 0.00 4. Tuesday 19th June 2001 14.30 Prayers 0.05 14.35 Members taking the oath 2.25 17.00 House rose [Totals for session: 8.12; 0.00] 2.30 0.00 5. Wednesday 20th June 2001 11.25 Prayers 0.05 11.30 Message from the Queen; Suspension 2.45 14.15 Members taking the oath 0.10 14.25 Suspension 0.05 14.30 Government motion: Sessional orders 0.06 14.36 Address [1st day] 7.24 22.00 Adjournment: Mr David Drew: Student Debt 0.30 0.30 22.30 House rose [Totals for session: 19.17; 0.30] 11.05 0.30 6. Thursday 21st June 2001 11.30 Prayers 0.05 11.35 Business statement 0.39 12.14 Statement: Secretary Margaret Beckett: Foot and Mouth 1.17 13.31 Address [2nd day]: Public Services 5.29 19.00 Adjournment: Dr Julian Lewis: Heart Disease (Young People) 0.30 0.30 19.30 House rose [Totals for session: 27.17; 1.00] 8.00 0.30 2 SESSIONAL DIARY, 2001–02 Time Subject Duration After appoin- ted time 7. Friday 22nd June 2001 09.30 Prayers 0.05 09.35 Address [3rd day]: Foreign Affairs and Defence 4.55 14.30 Adjournment: Mr Graham Allen: General Election (Turnout) 0.29 0.29 14.59 House rose [Totals for session: 32.46; 1.29] 5.29 0.29 8. Monday 25th June 2001 14.30 Prayers 0.05 14.35 Questions: Work and Pensions 0.58 15.33 Private Notice Question: Mr Peter Pike: Disturbances, Burnley 0.21 15.54 Point of order: Mr Michael Fabricant 0.02 15.56 Address [4th day]: The Economy, Trade and Industry 6.04 22.00 Adjournment: Mr Archy Kirkwood: EU Cod Recovery Programme 0.29 0.29 22.29 House rose [Totals for session: 40.45; 1.58] 7.59 0.29 9. Tuesday 26th June 2001 14.30 Prayers 0.05 14.35 Questions: Health 0.56 15.31 Point of order: Sir Patrick Cormack: New Members tabling orals 0.01 15.32 Address [5th day]: Rural Communities and Transport [division] 6.44 0.16 22.16 Adjournment: Mr Tony McWalter: Speed Limits 0.30 0.30 22.46 House rose [Totals for session: 49.01; 2.44] 8.16 0.46 10. Wednesday 27th June 2001 14.30 Prayers 0.05 14.35 Questions: Wales (25); Prime Minister (32) 0.57 15.32 Point of order: Mr David Winnick 0.03 15.35 Address [6th day]: Home Affairs and Constitution [divisions] 7.07 0.42 22.42 Adjournment: Mr James Clappison: AS-Levels 0.19 0.19 23.01 House rose [Totals for session: 57.32; 3.45] 8.31 1.01 PART I: DIARY FOR HOUSE 3 Time Subject Duration After appoin- ted time 11. Thursday 28th June 2001 11.30 Prayers 0.05 11.35 Questions: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 0.55 12.30 Business statement 0.57 13.27 Point of order: Mr Douglas Hogg: Effect of business motion 0.01 13.28 Business motion: Proceedings on motion on Programming of Bills [division] 0.58 14.26 General government motion: Programming of Bills [division] 4.17 18.43 General government motion: Deferred Divisions [division] 0.13 18.56 Business motion: Precedence of Private Members’ Bills: Debate adjourned 0.04 19.00 Adjournment: Linda Gilroy: Crime Reduction (Plymouth) 0.29 0.29 19.29 House rose [Totals for session: 65.31; 4.14] 7.59 0.29 12. Monday 2nd July 2001 14.30 Prayers 0.05 14.35 Questions: Home Department 0.56 15.31 Statement: Mr Secretary Reid: Northern Ireland 0.58 16.29 Second reading: Homelessness Bill: Committed to a Standing Committee 5.30 21.59 Business motion: Precedence of Private Members’ Bills: Debate resumed and 0.01 adjourned 22.00 Adjournment: Mr Eric Joyce: Teaching Vacancies (Advertising) 0.30 0.30 22.30 House rose [Totals for session: 73.31; 4.44] 8.00 0.30 13. Tuesday 3rd July 2001 14.30 Prayers 0.05 14.35 Questions: Transport, Local Government and the Regions 0.55 15.30 Second reading: European Communities (Finance) Bill [P]: Committed to a 6.31 0.01 Committee of the whole House pursuant to subsequent programme order 22.01 Adjournment: Bob Russell: Colchester Sixth Form College 0.22 0.22 22.23 House rose [Totals for session: 81.24; 5.07] 7.53 0.23 14.