2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Government sponsored
51.5
50.7
56.8
58.0
50.4
58.6
53.9
61.3
48.8
50.5
48.0
56.3
52.2
48.2
51.1
Sponsored by Private Members
0.2
0.3
0.1
1.3
7.1
2.6
2.2
1.9
0.4
1.1
6.3
Total
51.7
51.0
56.9
59.3
57.5
58.8
61.4
50.1
53.0
52.9
49.8
56.6
52.6
49.3
57.4
Government initiated
4.4
7.9
2.0
1.2
1.5
0.8
2.4
0.7
3.3
1.6
0.5
4.2
1.4
Initiated by Private Members
4.7
5.1
3.0
5.6
3.7
2.1
3.4
3.5
6.0
4.6
3.6
2.7
9.1
13.0
4.9
5.3
4.5
6.6
7.6
4.1
7.8
3.2
Ministerial statements
2.9
2.3
1.7
Statements by Private Members
1.0
0.6
—
1.8
4.8
5.0
5.7
3.1
5.8
6.2
6.4
6.1
7.5
8.8
9.3
8.3
8.0
8.1
8.6
Adjournment debates
5.2
4.3
4.0
6.7
Grievance debates*
2.8
Address in reply**
2.5
0.9
20.0
18.9
18.5
16.2
17.1
18.6
20.8
21.9
20.3
19.0
16.5
16.1
18.0
16.9
* Since 2008 grievance debates have taken place in the Federation Chamber.
** The Address in Reply takes place at the start of each Parliament.
*** For items included in the category ‘Business of the House’ see Appendix 23.
Figures are percentages of House time and do not include proceedings in the Federation Chamber. Discrepancies in totals are due to rounding.
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