General statistics 1991 - 2000

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1991
1992
1993*
1994
1995
1996*
1997
1998*
1999
2000
Statements by the President and Chairman of Committees
44
40
20
28
27
19
42
23
25
23
Ministerial statements
11
11
3
12
9
15
16
10
17
8
Matters of public importance
15
13
3
23
20
12
3
8
9
2
Urgency motions
14
12
71
6
10
7
12
10
4
7
     Negatived
4
4
2
4
2
2
9
4
-
1
     Agreed to
10
8
4
2
8
5
3
6
4
6
Principal motions agreed to
59
42
35
50
58
67
103
76
88
113
Censure motions
3
3
2
3
5
2
-
1
3
1
     Agreed to
2
2
1
2
3
1
-
1
3
1
Condolence motions
6
4
10
5
6
7
7
3
9
0
Orders for the production of documents
6
8
11
19
22
12
23
13
12
22
Government responses to committee reports
26
44
28
34
55
22
48
32
27
35
Petitions (conforming)
779
607
539
464
589
464
468
218
194
150
     Non-conforming
31
35
16
19
47
86
82
-
-
-
     Number of signatures
157593
210892
458874
287972
687320
393695
206609
101759
84611
439008

* Indicates an election year

1  One proposal was not supported and the motion was not proceeded with
2  In 1997 the standing orders were amended to change the handling of non-conforming petitions (see standing order 69(8)).