asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list, for Sessions 1984–85, 1985–86 and for the current Session to date, the number of (a) ministerial statements, (b) private notice questions, (c) debates on Government motions, (d) debates on Opposition motions, (e) Bills passing all stages (other than Consolidated Fund Bill debates), (f) debates on the Adjournment (other than the half-hour Adjournment), (g) half-hour Adjournment debates, (h) debates on statutory instruments and (i) other debates including debates following proceedings on the Consolidated Fund Bill which required the attendance in the House of Ministers or officials in his Department.
The information requested is as follows:
| 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 to date | |
| (a) Ministerial statements | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| (b) Private Notice Questions | 2 | 3 | — |
| (c) Debates on Government motions | 1 | 1 | — |
| (d) Debates on Opposition motions | — | 1 | 2 |
1984–85
| 1985–86
| 1986–87 to date
| |
(e) Bills passing all stages (other than Consolidated Fund Bill Debates) | 1 | 13 | 1 |
(f) Debates on the adjournment (other than the half-hour adjournment) | 3 | 4 | 3 |
(g) Half-hour Adjournment debates | 4 | 4 | 2 |
(h) Debates on Statutory Instruments | 2 | — | 2 |
(i) Other debates including debates following proceedings on the Consolidated Fund Bill | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1 Includes one Private Members Bill. | |||