Statistics by Parliament — 31st Parliament

These statistics cover the period 21 February 1978 to 18 September 1980

	1978	1979	1980	Total
Bills passed by the Senate	211	192	156	559
Bills to which amendments/requests were moved	27	23	20	70
Bills amended (including bills to which requests agreed to)	13	8	13	34
Amendments/requests moved in committee of the whole	135	272	138	545
Amendments/requests agreed to	52	45	98	195
Bills referred to committees	2	0	1	3
Questions without notice	2168	2205	1352	5725
Questions placed on notice	1116	1199	894	3209
Sitting days	76	71	50	197
Hours of sitting	461 hrs 01 min	538 hrs 59 mins	372 hrs 25 mins	1372 hrs 25 mins
Divisions	62	130	86	278