Statistics on the work of the German Bundestag
in the 12th, 13th and 14th electoral terms

	12th electoral term 1990-94	13th electoral term 1994-98	14th electoral term 1998-2002
Plenary sittings	243	248	253
Number of pages of minutes of plenary proceedings	21,752	23,176	25,634
Permanent committees	25	22	23
Committee meetings	2,680	2,479	2,519
Committees of inquiry	3	2	1
Meetings of committees of inquiry	287	195	125
Study commissions	4	5	5
Meetings of study commissions	273	243	208
Bills introduced - by the Federal Government - by the Bundestag - by the Bundesrat	774 402 294 78	923 443 329 151	864 443 328 93
Bills adopted	463	565	560
Consecutively numbered Bundestag printed papers	8,588	11,972	10,006
Petitions (not including mass submissions)	81,000	76,000	69,421
Major interpellations	98	156	101
Minor interpellations	1,346	2,071	1,813
Oral questions (Question Time)	4,241	3,537	3,229
Written questions	16,501	14,906	11,842
Debates on matters of topical interest	103	103	141
Government policy statements	35	46	60
Sessions of questions addressed to the Federal Government following the weekly cabinet meeting	44	41	61