General statistics 1991–2011
| |
1991 |
1992 |
1993* |
1994 |
1995 |
1996* |
1997 |
1998* |
1999 |
2000 |
2001* |
2002 |
2003 |
2004* |
2005 |
2006 |
2007* |
2008 |
2009 |
2010* |
2011 |
| Statements by the President and Chairman of Committees |
44 |
40 |
20 |
28 |
27 |
19 |
42 |
23 |
25 |
23 |
17 |
23 |
11 |
11 |
20 |
6 |
9 |
18 |
22 |
9 |
12 |
| Ministerial statements |
11 |
11 |
3 |
12 |
9 |
15 |
16 |
10 |
17 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
70 |
53 |
43 |
37 |
| Matters of public importance |
15 |
13 |
3 |
23 |
20 |
12 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
14 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
20 |
21 |
32 |
| Urgency motions |
14 |
12 |
71 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
12 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Agreed to |
10 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Principal motions agreed to |
59 |
42 |
35 |
50 |
58 |
67 |
103 |
76 |
88 |
113 |
87 |
106 |
174 |
105 |
122 |
74 |
48 |
119 |
99 |
73 |
107 |
| Censure motions |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Agreed to |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
- |
1 |
3 |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
0 |
| Condolence motions |
6 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
17 |
| Orders for the production of documents |
6 |
8 |
11 |
19 |
22 |
12 |
23 |
13 |
12 |
22 |
23 |
36 |
34 |
21 |
18 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
32 |
38 |
21 |
| Government responses to committee reports |
26 |
44 |
28 |
34 |
55 |
22 |
48 |
32 |
27 |
35 |
47 |
39 |
39 |
28 |
39 |
29 |
45 |
17 |
41 |
47 |
67 |
| Petitions (conforming) |
779 |
607 |
539 |
464 |
589 |
464 |
468 |
218 |
194 |
150 |
103 |
99 |
129 |
180 |
86 |
161 |
77 |
53 |
48 |
27 |
54 |
| Non-conforming |
31 |
35 |
16 |
19 |
47 |
86 |
82 |
- |
- |
- |
|
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| Number of signatures |
157593 |
210892 |
458874 |
287972 |
687320 |
393695 |
206609 |
101759 |
84611 |
439008 |
81575 |
45659 |
199586 |
107231 |
64057 |
283565 |
66113 |
115771 |
132265 |
38297 |
51572 |
* Indicates an election year
- One proposal was not supported and the motion was not proceeded with
- In 1997 the standing orders were amended to change the handling of non-conforming petitions (see standing order 69(8)).