Statistical summaries—2010

  • 1/2010 - 2 to 4 February

    Business conducted in the Senate - 2 to 4 February

    Government business 42%; General business 40%; Questions 13%; MPI/Urgency 4%; Business of the Senate 1%; Other 1%
    General
      2 to 4 February
    Number of sitting days 3
    Average length of a sitting day 8 hrs 58 mins
    Longest sitting day 9 hrs 53 mins
    (4 February)
    Shortest sitting day 7 hrs 12 mins
    (2 February)
    Hours of sitting 26 hrs 54 mins
    Business conducted in the Senate
      2 o 4 February
    Government business 10 hrs 23 mins
    General business 9 hrs 53 mins
    Questions without notice 3 hrs 11 mins
    Urgency/MPI 1 hr 02 mins
    Business of the Senate 0 hrs 10 mins
    Other 0 hrs 08 mins
    adjournment debate 2 hrs 07 mins
    Questions, petitions, divisions
      2 to 4 February
    Questions placed on notice 109*
    Questions without notice (including supplementary questions) 86
    Question time held on: 3 sitting days
    Average daily number of questions without notice 28.7
    Petitions presented 1
    Signatories to petitions 5 935
    Divisions 10

    * Questions placed on notice from 3 December 2009 to 4 February 2010 (inclusive)

    Legislation
      2 to 4 February
    Introduced in the Senate
    government bills 0
    private senators' bills 2
    Received from the House of Representatives 4
    Passed in the Senate 10
    Bills negatived 0
    Bills exempted from the 'cut-off' 0
    Bills referred to committees 2
  • 2/2010 - 22 to 25 February

    Business conducted in the Senate - 22 to 25 February

    Government business 31%; General business 38%; Questions 13%; MPI/Urgency 6%; Business of the Senate 11%; Other 0%

    Business conducted in the Senate - 2010 to date

    Government business 36%; General business 39%; Questions 13%; MPI/Urgency 5%; Business of the Senate 7%; Other 0%
    General
      22 to 25 February 2010 to date
    Number of sitting days 4 7
    Average length of a sitting day 8 hrs 40 mins 8 hrs 48 mins
    Longest sitting day 9 hrs 20 mins
    (24 February)
    9 hrs 53 mins
    (4 February)
    Shortest sitting day 7 hrs 48 mins
    (23 February)
    7 hrs 12 mins
    (2 February)
    Hours of sitting 34 hrs 39 mins 61 hrs 33 mins
    Business conducted in the Senate
      22 to 25 February 2010 to date
    Government business 10 hrs 04 mins 20 hrs 27 mins
    General business 12 hrs 06 mins 21 hrs 59 mins
    Questions without notice 4 hrs 20 mins 7 hrs 31 mins
    Urgency/MPI 2 hrs 03 mins 3 hrs 05 mins
    Business of the Senate 3 hrs 36 mins 3 hrs 46 mins
    Other 0 hrs 6 mins 0 hrs 14 mins
    Adjournment debate 2 hrs 24 mins 4 hrs 31 mins
    Questions, notices of motion, petitions, divisions
      22 to 25 February 2010 to date
    Questions placed on notice 87^ 196*
    Questions without notice (including supplementary questions) 122 208
    Question time held on: 4 sitting days 7 sitting days
    Average daily number of questions without notice 30.5 29.7
    Notices of motion given 29 53
    Petitions presented 5 6
    Signatories to petitions 1 314 7 249
    Divisions 15 25

    ^ Questions placed on notice from 5 February to 25 February 2010 inclusive
    * Questions placed on notice from 3 December 2009 to 25 February 2010 inclusive

    Legislation
      22 to 25 February 2010 to date
    Introduced in the Senate
    government bills 0 0
    private senators' bills 3 5
    Received from the House of Representatives 28 32
    Passed in the Senate 6 16
    Bills negatived or discharged from Notice Paper 3 3
    Bills exempted from the 'cut-off' 3 3
    Bills referred to committees 11 13
  • 3/2010 - 9 to 11 March

    Business conducted in the Senate -  9 to 11 March

    Government business 43%; General business 35%; Questions 10%; MPI/Urgency 5%; Business of the Senate 8%; Other 0%

    Business conducted in the Senate - 2010 to date

    Government business 38%; General business 37%; Questions 12%; MPI/Urgency 5%; Business of the Senate 7%; Other 0%
    General
      9 to 11 March 2010 to date
    Number of sitting days 3 10
    Average length of a sitting day 8 hrs 17 mins 8 hrs 38 mins
    Longest sitting day 10 hrs 14 mins
    (11 March)
    10 hrs 14 mins
    (11 March)
    Shortest sitting day 6 hrs 18 mins
    (10 March)
    6 hrs 18 mins
    (10 March)
    Hours of sitting 24 hrs 50 mins 86 hrs 23 mins
    Business conducted in the Senate
      9 to 11 March 2010 to date
    Government business 9 hrs 20 mins 29 hrs 47 mins
    General business 7 hrs 38 mins 29 hrs 37 mins
    Questions without notice 2 hrs 10 mins 9 hrs 41 mins
    Urgency/MPI 1 hr 02 mins 4 hrs 07 mins
    Business of the Senate 1 hr 42 mins 5 hrs 28 mins
    Other 0 hrs 05 mins 0 hrs 19 mins
    Adjournment debate 2 hrs 53 mins 7 hrs 24 mins
    Questions, notices of motion, petitions, divisions
      9 to 11 March 2010 to date
    Questions placed on notice 69^ 265*
    Questions without notice (including supplementary questions) 59 267
    Question time held on: 2 sitting days 9 sitting days
    Average daily number of questions without notice 29.5 29.7
    Notices of motion given 27 80
    Petitions presented 0 6
    Signatories to petitions 0 7 249
    Divisions 15 40

    ^ Questions placed on notice from 26 February to 11 March 2010 inclusive
    * Questions placed on notice from 3 December 2009 to 11 March 2010 inclusive

    Legislation
      9 to 11 March 2010 to date
    Introduced in the Senate
    government bills 0 0
    private senators' bills 2 7
    Received from the House of Representatives 5 37
    Passed in the Senate 8 24
    Bills negatived or discharged from Notice Paper 1 4
    Bills exempted from the 'cut-off' 1 4
    Bills referred to committees 1 14
  • 4/2010 - 15 to 18 March

    Business conducted in the Senate - 15 to 18 March

    Government business 40%; General business 34%; Questions 12%; MPI/Urgency 9%; Business of the Senate 4%; Other 0%

    Business conducted in the Senate - 2010 to date

    Government business 38%; General business 37%; Questions 12%; MPI/Urgency 6%; Business of the Senate 6%; Other 0%
    General
      15 to 18 March 2010 to date
    Number of sitting days 4 14
    Average length of a sitting day 9 hrs 44 mins 8 hrs 57 mins
    Longest sitting day 10 hrs 22 mins
    (18 March)
    10 hrs 22 mins
    (18 March)
    Shortest sitting day 8 hrs 59 mins
    (15 March)
    6 hrs 18 mins
    (10 March)
    Hours of sitting 38 hrs 57 mins 125 hrs 20 mins
    Business conducted in the Senate
      15 to 18 March 2010 to date
    Government business 13 hrs 41 mins 43 hrs 28 mins
    General business 11 hrs 50 mins 41 hrs 27 mins
    Questions without notice 4 hrs 11 mins 13 hrs 52 mins
    Urgency/MPI 3 hrs 06 mins 7 hrs 13 mins
    Business of the Senate 1 hr 25 mins 6 hrs 53 mins
    Other 0 hrs 06 mins 0 hrs 25 mins
    Adjournment debate 4 hrs 38 mins 12 hrs 02 mins
    Questions, notices of motion, petitions, divisions
      15 to 18 March 2010 to date
    Questions placed on notice 6^ 271*
    Questions without notice (including supplementary questions) 108 375
    Question time held on: 4 sitting days 13 sitting days
    Average daily number of questions without notice 27 28.8
    Notices of motion given 36 116
    Petitions presented 2 8
    Signatories to petitions 203 7 452
    Divisions 11 51

    ^ Questions placed on notice from 12 March to 18 March 2010 inclusive
    * Questions placed on notice from 3 December 2009 to 18 March 2010 inclusive

    Legislation
      15 to 18 March 2010 to date
    Introduced in the Senate
    government bills 0 0
    private senators' bills 1 8
    Received from the House of Representatives 15 52
    Passed in the Senate 21 45
    Bills negatived or discharged from Notice Paper 0 4
    Bills exempted from the 'cut-off' 8 12
    Bills referred to committees 10 24
  • 5/2010 - 11 to 13 May

    Business conducted in the Senate - 11 to 13 May

    Government business 39%; General business 38%; Questions 13%; MPI/Urgency 8%; Business of the Senate 1%; Other 2%

    Business conducted in the Senate - 2010 to date

    Government business 38%; General business 37%; Questions 12%; MPI/Urgency 7%; Business of the Senate 5%; Other 1%
    General
      11 to 13 May 2010 to date
    Number of sitting days 3 17
    Average length of a sitting day 8 hrs 39 mins 8 hrs 54 mins
    Longest sitting day 10 hrs 04 mins
    (12 May)
    10 hrs 22 mins
    (18 March)
    Shortest sitting day 6 hrs 13 mins
    (11 May)
    6 hrs 13 mins
    (11 May)
    Hours of sitting 25 hrs 56 mins 151 hrs 16 mins
    Business conducted in the Senate
      11 to 13 May 2010 to date
    Government business 9 hrs 39 mins 53 hrs 07 mins
    General business 9 hrs 23 mins 50 hrs 50 mins
    Questions without notice 3 hrs 10 mins 17 hrs 02 mins
    Urgency/MPI 2 hrs 05 mins 9 hrs 18 mins
    Business of the Senate 0 hrs 11 mins 7 hrs 04 mins
    Other 0 hrs 31 mins 0 hrs 56 mins
    Adjournment debate 0 hrs 57 mins 12 hrs 59 mins
    Questions, notices of motion, petitions, divisions
      11 to 13 May 2010 to date
    Questions placed on notice 63^ 334*
    Questions without notice (including supplementary questions) 83 458
    Question time held on: 3 sitting days 16 sitting days
    Average daily number of questions without notice 27.7 28.6
    Notices of motion given 41 157
    Petitions presented 4 12
    Signatories to petitions 5 046 12 498
    Divisions 9 60

    ^ Questions placed on notice from 19 March to 13 May 2010 inclusive
    * Questions placed on notice from 3 December 2009 to 13 May 2010 inclusive

    Legislation
      11 to 13 May 2010 to date
    Introduced in the Senate
    government bills 0 0
    private senators' bills 3 11
    Received from the House of Representatives 12 64
    Passed in the Senate 11 56
    Bills negatived or discharged from Notice Paper 0 4
    Bills exempted from the 'cut-off' 1 13
    Bills referred to committees 11 35
  • 6/2010 - 15 to 17 June

    Business conducted in the Senate - 15 to 17 June

    Government business 42%; General business 36%; Questions 12%; MPI/Urgency 8%; Business of the Senate 0%; Other 2%

    Business conducted in the Senate - 2010 to date

    Government business 39%; General business 37%; Questions 12%; MPI/Urgency 7%; Business of the Senate 4%; Other 1%
    General
      15 to 17 June 2010 to date
    Number of sitting days 3 20
    Average length of a sitting day 9 hrs 21 mins 8 hrs 58 mins
    Longest sitting day 10 hrs 02 mins
    (17 June)
    10 hrs 22 mins
    (18 March)
    Shortest sitting day 8 hrs 01 min
    (15 June)
    6 hrs 13 mins
    (11 May)
    Hours of sitting 28 hrs 02 mins 179 hrs 18 mins
    Business conducted in the Senate
      15 to 17 June 2010 to date
    Government business 10 hrs 32 mins 63 hrs 39 mins
    General business 9 hrs 05 mins 59 hrs 55 mins
    Questions without notice 3 hrs 09 mins 20 hrs 11 mins
    Urgency/MPI 2 hrs 00 mins 11 hrs 18 mins
    Business of the Senate 0 hrs 04 mins 7 hrs 08 mins
    Other 0 hrs 25 mins 1 hr 21 mins
    Adjournment debate 2 hrs 47 mins 15 hrs 46 mins
    Questions, notices of motion, petitions, divisions
      15 to 17 June 2010 to date
    Questions placed on notice 78^ 412*
    Questions without notice (including supplementary questions) 80 538
    Question time held on: 3 sitting days 19 sitting days
    Average daily number of questions without notice 26.7 28.3
    Notices of motion given 24 180
    Petitions presented 4 16
    Signatories to petitions 2 018 14 516
    Divisions 10 70

    ^ Questions placed on notice from 14 May to 17 June 2010 inclusive
    * Questions placed on notice from 3 December 2009 to 17 June 2010 inclusive

    Legislation
      15 to 17 June 2010 to date
    Introduced in the Senate
    government bills 0 0
    private senators' bills 2 13
    Received from the House of Representatives 36 100
    Passed in the Senate 23 79
    Bills negatived or discharged from Notice Paper 0 4
    Bills exempted from the 'cut-off' 1 13
    Bills referred to committees 26 61
  • 7/2010 - 21 to 24 June

    Business conducted in the Senate - 21 to 24 June

    Government business 49%; General business 27%; Questions 13%; MPI/Urgency 6%; Business of the Senate 3%; Other 2%

    Business conducted in the Senate - 2010 to date

    Government business 41%; General business 35%; Questions 12%; MPI/Urgency 7%; Business of the Senate 4%; Other 1%
    General
      21 to 24 June 2010 to date
    Number of sitting days 4 24
    Average length of a sitting day 9 hrs 21 mins 9 hrs 02 mins
    Longest sitting day 10 hrs 10 mins
    (24 June)
    10 hrs 22 mins
    (18 March)
    Shortest sitting day 8 hrs 19 mins
    (22 June)
    6 hrs 13 mins
    (11 May)
    Hours of sitting 37 hrs 25 mins 216 hrs 43 mins
    Business conducted in the Senate
      21 to 24 June 2010 to date
    Government business 16 hrs 38 mins   80 hrs 17 mins
    General business 9 hrs 24 mins 69 hrs 19 mins
    Questions without notice 4 hrs 18 mins 24 hrs 29 mins
    Urgency/MPI 2 hrs 03 mins 13 hrs 21 mins
    Business of the Senate 1 hr 10 mins 8 hrs 18 mins
    Other 0 hrs 38 mins 1 hr 59 mins
    Adjournment debate 3 hrs 14 mins 19 hrs 00 mins
    Questions, notices of motion, petitions, divisions
      21 to 24 June 2010 to date
    Questions placed on notice 11^ 423*
    Questions without notice (including supplementary questions) 110 648
    Question time held on: 4 sitting days 23 sitting days
    Average daily number of questions without notice 27.5 28.2
    Notices of motion given 54 234
    Petitions presented 3 19
    Signatories to petitions 21 322 35 838
    Divisions 21 91

    ^ Questions placed on notice from 18 to 24 June 2010 inclusive
    * Questions placed on notice from 3 December 2009 to 24 June 2010 inclusive

    Legislation
      21 to 24 June 2010 to date
    Introduced in the Senate
    government bills 1 1
    private senators' bills 4 17
    Received from the House of Representatives 22 122
    Passed in the Senate 37 116
    Bills negatived or discharged from Notice Paper 0 4
    Bills exempted from the 'cut-off' 14 27
    Bills referred to committees 15 76
  • 8/2010 - 28 to 30 September

    Business conducted in the Senate - 28 to 30 September

    Government business 37%; General business 39%; Questions 10%; MPI/Urgency 5%; Business of the Senate 0%; Other 8%

    Business conducted in the Senate - 2010 to date

    Government business 40%; General business 35%; Questions 12%; MPI/Urgency 7%; Business of the Senate 4%; Other 2%
    General
      28 to 30 September 2010 to date
    Number of sitting days 3 27
    Average length of a sitting day 7 hrs 33 mins 8 hrs 52 mins
    Longest sitting day 9 hrs 54 mins
    (29 September)
    10 hrs 22 mins
    (18 March)
    Shortest sitting day 3 hrs 04 mins
    (28 September)
    3 hrs 04 mins
    (28 September)
    Hours of sitting 22 hrs 40 mins 239 hrs 23 mins
    Business conducted in the Senate
      28 to 30 September 2010 to date
    Government business 7 hrs 42 mins 87 hrs 59 mins
    General business 8 hrs 13 mins 77 hrs 32 mins
    Questions without notice 2 hrs 06 mins 26 hrs 35 mins
    Urgency/MPI 1 hr 01 min 14 hrs 22 mins
    Business of the Senate 0 hrs 06 mins 8 hrs 24 mins
    Other 1 hr 41 mins 3 hrs 40 mins
    Adjournment debate 1 hr 51 mins 20 hrs 51 mins
    Questions, notices of motion, petitions, divisions
      28 to 30 September 2010 to date
    Questions placed on notice 230^ 653*
    Questions without notice (including supplementary questions) 59 707
    Question time held on: 2 sitting days 25 sitting days
    Average daily number of questions without notice 29.5 28.3
    Notices of motion given 130 307
    Petitions presented 2 21
    Signatories to petitions 460 36 298
    Divisions 4 95

    ^ Questions placed on notice from 25 June to 30 September 2010 inclusive
    * Questions placed on notice from 3 December 2009 to 30 September 2010 inclusive

    Legislation
      28 to 30 September 2010 to date
    Introduced in the Senate
    government bills 7 8
    private senators' bills 32 49
    Received from the House of Representatives 0 122
    Passed in the Senate 0 116
    Bills negatived or discharged from Notice Paper 0 4
    Bills exempted from the 'cut-off' 0 27
    Bills referred to committees 19 95
    Bills restored to the Notice Paper 4 4
  • 9/2010 - 25 to 28 October

    Business conducted in the Senate - 25 to 28 October

    Government business 44%; General business 29%; Questions 12%; MPI/Urgency 9%; Business of the Senate 2%; Other 4%

    Business conducted in the Senate - 2010 to date

    Government business 41%; General business 35%; Questions 12%; MPI/Urgency 7%; Business of the Senate 4%; Other 2%
    General
      25 to 28 October 2010 to date
    Number of sitting days 4 31
    Average length of a sitting day 9 hrs 02 mins 8 hrs 53 mins
    Longest sitting day 9 hrs 40 mins
    (27 October)
    10 hrs 22 mins
    (18 March)
    Shortest sitting day 7 hrs 59 mins
    (26 October)
    3 hrs 04 mins
    (28 September)
    Hours of sitting 36 hrs 08 mins 275 hrs 31 mins
    Business conducted in the Senate
      25 to 28 October 2010 to date
    Government business 14 hrs 47 mins 102 hrs 46 mins
    General business 9 hrs 47 mins 87 hrs 19 mins
    Questions without notice 4 hrs 05 mins 30 hrs 40 mins
    Urgency/MPI 3 hrs 05 mins 17 hrs 27 mins
    Business of the Senate 0 hrs 40 mins 9 hrs 04 mins
    Other 1 hr 14 mins 4 hrs 54 mins
    Adjournment debate 2 hrs 30 mins 23 hrs 21 mins
    Questions, notices of motion, petitions, divisions
      25 to 28 October 2010 to date
    Questions placed on notice 21^ 674*
    Questions without notice (including supplementary questions) 108 815
    Question time held on: 4 sitting days 29 sitting days
    Average daily number of questions without notice 27 28.1
    Notices of motion given 36 342
    Petitions presented 1 22
    Signatories to petitions 74 36 372
    Divisions 8 103

    ^ Questions placed on notice from 1 to 28 October 2010 inclusive
    * Questions placed on notice from 3 December 2009 to 28 October 2010 inclusive

    Legislation
      25 to 28 October 2010 to date
    Introduced in the Senate
    government bills 1 9
    private senators' bills 2 51
    Received from the House of Representatives 24 146
    Passed in the Senate 16 132
    Bills negatived or discharged from Notice Paper 0 4
    Bills exempted from the 'cut-off' 0 27
    Bills referred to committees 8 103
    Bills restored to the Notice Paper 0 4
  • 10/2010 - 15 to 18 November

    Business conducted in the Senate - 15 to 18 November

    Government business 35%; General business 42%; Questions 13%; MPI/Urgency 9%; Business of the Senate 0%; Other 0%

    Business conducted in the Senate - 2010 to date

    Government business 40%; General business 36%; Questions 12%; MPI/Urgency 7%; Business of the Senate 3%; Other 2%
    General
      15 to 18 November 2010 to date
    Number of sitting days 4 35
    Average length of a sitting day 8 hrs 58 mins 8 hrs 54 mins
    Longest sitting day 9 hrs 48 mins
    (17 November)
    10 hrs 22 mins
    (18 March)
    Shortest sitting day 7 hrs 57 mins
    (16 November)
    3 hrs 04 mins
    (28 September)
    Hours of sitting 35 hrs 53 mins 311 hrs 24 mins
    Business conducted in the Senate
      15 to 18 November 2010 to date
    Government business 11 hrs 48 mins 114 hrs 34 mins
    General business 14 hrs 07 mins 101 hrs 26 mins
    Questions without notice 4 hrs 17 mins 34 hrs 57 mins
    Urgency/MPI 3 hrs 07 mins 20 hrs 34 mins
    Business of the Senate 0 hrs 0 mins 9 hrs 04 mins
    Other 0 hrs 05 mins 4 hrs 59 mins
    Adjournment debate 2 hrs 29 mins 25 hrs 50 mins
    Questions, notices of motion, petitions, divisions
      15 to 18 November 2010 to date
    Questions placed on notice 36^ 710*
    Questions without notice (including supplementary questions) 123 938
    Question time held on: 4 sitting days 33 sitting days
    Average daily number of questions without notice 30.8 28.4
    Notices of motion given 42 384
    Petitions presented 4 26
    Signatories to petitions 1820 38 192
    Divisions 13 116

    ^ Questions placed on notice from 29 October to 18 November 2010 inclusive
    * Questions placed on notice from 3 December 2009 to 18 November 2010 inclusive

    Legislation
      15 to 18 November 2010 to date
    Introduced in the Senate
    government bills 0 9
    private senators' bills 4 55
    Received from the House of Representatives 13 159
    Passed in the Senate 12 144
    Bills negatived or discharged from Notice Paper 0 4
    Bills exempted from the 'cut-off' 1 28
    Bills referred to committees 3 106
    Bills restored to the Notice Paper 0 4
  • 11/2010 - 22 to 26 November

    Business conducted in the Senate - 22 to 26 November

    Government business 68%; General business 14%; Questions 10%; MPI/Urgency 7%; Business of the Senate 1%; Other 1%

    Business conducted in the Senate - 2010

    Government business 44%; General business 33%; Questions 12%; MPI/Urgency 7%; Business of the Senate 3%; Other 2%
    General
      22 to 26 November 2010
    Number of sitting days 5 40
    Average length of a sitting day 9 hrs 28 mins 8 hrs 58 mins
    Longest sitting day 12 hrs 00 mins
    (25 November)
    12 hrs 00 mins
    (25 November)
    Shortest sitting day 6 hrs 44 mins
    (26 November)
    3 hrs 04 mins
    (28 September)
    Hours of sitting 47 hrs 20 mins 358 hrs 44 mins
    Business conducted in the Senate
      22 to 26 November 2010
    Government business 29 hrs 45 mins 144 hrs 19 mins
    General business 5 hrs 56 mins 107 hrs 22 mins
    Questions without notice 4 hrs 13 mins 39 hrs 10 mins
    Urgency/MPI 2 hrs 55 mins 23 hrs 29 mins
    Business of the Senate 0 hrs 35 mins 9 hrs 39 mins
    Other 0 hrs 23 mins 5 hrs 22 mins
    Adjournment debate 3 hrs 33 mins 29 hrs 23 mins
    Questions, notices of motion, petitions, divisions
      22 to 26 November 2010
    Questions placed on notice 8^ 718*
    Questions without notice (including supplementary questions) 114 1052
    Question time held on: 4 sitting days 37 sitting days
    Average daily number of questions without notice 28.5 28.4
    Notices of motion given 57 440
    Petitions presented 1 27
    Signatories to petitions 105 38 297
    Divisions 36 152

    ^ Questions placed on notice from 19 November to 26 November 2010 inclusive
    * Questions placed on notice from 3 December 2009 to 26 November 2010 inclusive

    Legislation
      22 to 26 November 2010
    Introduced in the Senate
    government bills 2 11
    private senators' bills 6 61
    Received from the House of Representatives 14 173
    Passed in the Senate 12 156
    Bills negatived or discharged from Notice Paper 0 4
    Bills exempted from the 'cut-off' 10 38
    Bills referred to committees 3 109
    Bills restored to the Notice Paper 0 4