The Privy Council Office is part of the Cabinet Office. Some of the information requested is held centrally.<\/p>
As far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics for the Cabinet Office available at: The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. Some of the information requested is held centrally.<\/p> As far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics for the Cabinet Office available at: The Standing Orders provide for thirteen sitting Fridays per session. The House can agree, on a Government motion, to sit on additional Fridays when required. This is usually appropriate when the length of a session has been extended.<\/p> With the support of the Government, 24 Private Members\u2019 Bills were passed in the last session, with only one additional Friday allocated. This is more than the 2021-22 session, which saw 13 Private Members\u2019 Bills reach Royal Assent in thirteen sitting Fridays. This clearly demonstrates that sufficient support from across the House is more important in the successful passage of Private Members\u2019 Bills than additional parliamentary time.<\/p>"}
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https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics<\/a> and https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics<\/a><\/p>"}
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