Appendix 22—Proportion of House time by category of business—recent Parliaments
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40th
Parliament
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41st
Parliament
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42nd
Parliament
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43rd
Parliament
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44th
Parliament
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45th
Parliament
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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Legislation |
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Government sponsored
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51.5
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50.7
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56.8
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58.0
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50.4
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58.6
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53.9
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61.3
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48.8
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50.5
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50.7
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48.0
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56.3
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52.2
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48.2
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51.1
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Sponsored by Private Members
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0.2
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0.3
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0.1
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1.3
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7.1
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0.2
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0.1
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0.1
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1.3
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2.6
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2.2
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1.9
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0.3
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0.4
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1.1
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6.3
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Total
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51.7
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51.0
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56.9
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59.3
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57.5
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58.8
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53.9
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61.4
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50.1
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53.0
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52.9
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49.8
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56.6
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52.6
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49.3
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57.4
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Motions
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Government initiated
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4.4
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7.9
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2.0
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1.2
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1.5
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0.8
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2.4
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0.7
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3.3
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0.7
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1.6
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0.7
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0.5
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4.2
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1.4
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0.8
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Initiated by Private Members
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4.7
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5.1
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3.0
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4.2
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5.6
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3.7
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2.1
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1.1
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3.4
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3.5
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6.0
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4.6
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3.6
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3.6
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2.7
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2.4
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Total
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9.1
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13.0
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4.9
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5.3
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7.1
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4.5
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4.5
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1.9
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6.6
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4.2
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7.6
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5.3
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4.1
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7.8
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4.1
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3.2
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Statements
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Ministerial statements
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0.5
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0.7
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0.2
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0.2
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0.3
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0.1
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3.6
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2.9
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2.9
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2.3
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1.7
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1.3
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1.1
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1.3
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1.4
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0.8
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Statements by Private Members
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0.5
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0.7
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0.5
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1.0
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0.6
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0.5
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—
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0.1
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0.7
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1.9
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1.9
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1.8
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4.8
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4.9
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5.0
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5.7
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Total
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1.0
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1.4
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0.7
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1.2
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0.8
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0.6
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3.7
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2.9
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3.6
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4.1
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3.5
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3.1
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5.8
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6.2
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6.4
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6.6
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Matters of public importance
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6.1
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5.7
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7.6
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7.6
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7.5
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8.8
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6.6
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6.3
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7.8
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8.8
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9.3
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8.3
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7.6
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8.0
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8.1
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8.6
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Adjournment debates
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4.9
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4.8
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4.8
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5.0
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5.0
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5.2
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4.3
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4.0
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5.8
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6.7
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6.7
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6.2
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4.4
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4.7
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4.3
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4.9
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Grievance debates*
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2.8
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3.0
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2.6
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2.8
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2.8
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2.4
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Address in reply**
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2.5
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—
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3.1
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—
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—
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—
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3.7
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—
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4.0
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—
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—
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4.1
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3.1
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—
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6.1
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—
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Motions to suspend standing orders
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Government initiated
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0.4
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0.3
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0.2
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0.3
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0.3
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0.5
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0.5
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0.3
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0.4
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1.1
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0.3
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0.7
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1.0
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0.2
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1.0
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0.4
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Initiated by Private Members
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1.5
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1.8
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0.7
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2.2
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1.8
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0.6
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2.0
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1.4
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1.3
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3.1
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3.2
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2.5
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1.3
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1.6
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2.7
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2.0
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Total
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1.9
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2.1
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0.9
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2.4
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2.2
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1.1
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2.5
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1.7
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1.7
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4.2
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3.5
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3.2
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2.2
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1.8
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3.7
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2.5
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Business of the House ***
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20.0
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18.9
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18.5
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16.2
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17.1
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18.6
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20.8
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21.9
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20.3
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19.0
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16.5
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20.0
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16.1
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19.0
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18.0
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16.9
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* 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.