Hours of meeting—2008

Autumn Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
12 February 10:30 18:56 5 hrs 28 mins 2 hrs 58 mins
13 February 9:30 19:52 02 mins 10 hrs 20 mins
14 February 9:30 19:06 – 9 hrs 36 mins
Total for Autumn 5 hrs 30 mins 22 hrs 54 mins
Autumn (2) Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
11 March 12:30 19:20 – 6 hrs 50 mins
12 March 9:30 19:48 16 mins 10 hrs 02 mins
13 March 9:30 19:22 40 mins 9 hrs 12 mins
17 March 12:30 22:42 1 hr 9 hrs 12 mins
18 March 12:30 22:34 1 hr 9 hrs 04 mins
19 March 9:30 19:55 – 10 hrs 25 mins
20 March 9:30 17:00 1 hr 07 mins 6 hrs 23 mins
Total for Autumn (2) 4 hrs 03 mins 61 hrs 08 mins
Budget Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
13 May 12:30 20:40 1 hr 30 mins 6 hrs 40 mins
14 May 9:30 19:30 – 10 hrs 00 mins
15 May 9:30 21:31 2 hrs 32 mins 9 hrs 29 mins
Total for Budget 4 hrs 02 mins 26 hrs 09 mins
Winter Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
16 June 12:30 21:45 1 hr 8 hrs 15 mins
17 June 12:30 23:41 – 11 hrs 11 mins
18 June 9:30 19:35 03 mins 10 hrs 02 mins
19 June 9:30 21:18 30 mins 11 hrs 18 mins
23 June  12:30 22:10 1 hr 8 hrs 40 mins
24 June  12:30 23:28 1 hr 9 hrs 58 mins
25 June  9:30 19:53 – 10 hrs 23 mins
26 June  9:30 19:44 – 10 hrs 14 mins
Total for Winter 3 hrs 33 mins 80 hrs 01 min
Spring Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
26 August 12:00 18:00 1 hr 03 mins 4 hrs 57 mins
27 August 9:30 19:36 – 10 hrs 06 mins
28 August   9:30 19:23 – 9 hrs 53 mins
1 September 12:30 22:09 1 hr 03 mins 8 hrs 36 mins
2 September 12:30 18:51 – 6 hrs 21 mins
3 September 9:30 19:50 – 10 hrs 20 mins
4 September 9:30 19:06 14 mins 9 hrs 22 mins
15 September 12:30 22:14 1 hr 04 mins 8 hrs 40 mins
16 September 12:30 19:54 – 7 hrs 24 mins
17 September 9:30 19:22 – 9 hrs 52 mins
18 September 9:30 18:55 22 mins 9 hrs 03 mins
22 September 12:30 22:19 2 hrs 30 mins 7 hrs 19 mins
23 September 12:30 22:12 30 mins 9 hrs 12 mins
24 September 9:30 19:26 13 mins 9 hrs 43 mins
25 September 9:30 18:43 03 mins 9 hrs 10 mins
13 October 12:30 22:19 1 hr 8 hrs 49 mins
14 October 12:30 22:34 30 mins 9 hrs 34 mins
15 October 9:30 18:52 – 9 hrs 22 mins
16 October 9:30 19:15 – 9 hrs 45 mins
Total for Spring 8 hrs 32 mins 167 hrs 28 mins
Spring (2) Session
Date Sitting Commenced Sitting ceased Suspensions Total
10 November 12:30  22:29 1 hr 8 hrs 59 mins
11 November 12:30 20:46 – 8 hrs 16 mins
12 November 9:30 19:28 07 mins 9 hrs 51 mins
13 November 9:30 18:39 – 9 hrs 09 mins
24 November 12:30 22:15 1 hr 8 hrs 45 mins
25 November 12:30 23:38 1 hr 10 hrs 08 mins
26 November 9:30 20:00 27 mins 10 hrs 07 mins
27 November 9:30 23:24 1 hr 27 mins 12 hrs 27 mins
1 December 12:30 23:32 1 hr 10 hrs 02 mins
2 December 12:30 23:37 57 mins 10 hrs 10 mins
3 December 9:30 19:52 – 10 hrs 22 mins
4 December 9:30 1:41 30 mins 15 hrs 41 mins
Total for Spring (2) 7 hrs 28 mins 123 hrs 57 mins
  Suspensions Total
Total for 2008 33 hrs 08 mins 481 hrs 37 mins

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