Annual Report 2007–08
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2 Business of the House and Main Committee
Meetings of the House of Representatives, 2007–08
| Events |
Spring 2007 |
Autumn/
Winter 2008 |
Total |
| Sitting weeks |
4 |
9 |
13 |
| Sitting days |
14 |
34 |
48 |
| Hours of sittinga |
|
|
|
| including suspensions (e.g. meal breaks) |
131 |
323 |
454 |
| excluding suspensions |
127 |
314 |
441 |
| Sittings after midnight |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Bills introduced |
42 |
125 |
167 |
| Private members’ business items debatedb |
6 |
30 |
36 |
| Committee reports presented |
45 |
24 |
69 |
| Days on which |
|
|
|
| the adjournment motion was debated |
14 |
26 |
40 |
| grievance debate occurred |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| matters of public importance were discussed |
11 |
21 |
32 |
| private members’ business occurred |
2 |
6 |
8 |
| Divisions |
21 |
87 |
108 |
| Closures of question agreed to |
2 |
8 |
10 |
| Closures of member agreed to |
0 |
18 |
18 |
| Bills guillotinedc |
1 |
0 |
1 |
a Hours of sitting are rounded to the nearest whole hour.
b Includes private members’ bills and motions.
c Includes bills with no declaration of urgency, but time allotted by suspension of standing orders.
Meetings of the Main Committee, 2007–08
| Events |
Spring 2007 |
Autumn/
Winter 2008 |
Total |
| Number of meetings |
10 |
28 |
38 |
| Hours of meeting (excluding suspensions)a |
31 |
125 |
156 |
| Bills referred |
23 |
39 |
62 |
| Committee and delegation reports referred |
10 |
2 |
12 |
| Other papers debated |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Days on whichb
the adjournment motion was debated
grievance debate occurred
private members’ business occurred
|
4
–
– |
9
4
5
|
13
4
5 |
a Hours of meeting are rounded to the nearest whole hour.
b On 12 March 2008, the House amended the standing orders, setting aside periods of time on sitting Mondays for private members’ business in the House and in the Main Committee, and for grievance debate in the Main Committee.
Bills and amendments dealt with by the House of Representatives (including the Main Committee), 2004–05 to 2007–08
| Event |
2004–05 |
2005–06 |
2006–07 |
2007–08 |
| Total government bills (including bills brought from the Senate) |
206 |
147 |
207 |
163 |
Introduced in
the House
the Senate |
184
22 |
123
24 |
184
23 |
149
14 |
| Second reading amendments moved |
46 |
62 |
63 |
42 |
Consideration in detail amendments moved
government
opposition
independent/minor party
private member |
62
41
0
0
|
250
117
65
4
|
383
172
14
2
|
137
35
1
0
|
Consideration in detail amendments passed
government
opposition
independent/minor party
private member |
62
1
0
0
|
250
2
0
0
|
383
0
0
0
|
137
1
0
0
|
| Total private members’ bills |
9 |
15 |
11 |
4 |
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