The following acronyms and shorthand terms are used:

1a	First Reading
2a	Second Reading
Cwh	Committee of the whole House
3a	Third Reading
CCA	Consideration of Commons Amendments
Amdt and Amt	Amendment
NDN	No Day Named (of the Minutes of Proceedings)
No	Number
PMB	Private members' bill
SO	Standing Order

Any enquiries about these statistics or related matters should be addressed to the Public Bill Office, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW (Tel 0171 219 3153: Fax 0171 219 5933).

November 1999