Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Waddington (Conservative). It was answered on Monday, 22 October 2007.
Prime Minister: Dissolution of Parliament
- Question
- My Lords, surely the Minister agrees that making dissolution conditional on a vote in the House of Commons would, if it was on a whipped vote, be a fairly meaningless gesture. I should like to see something happen, but if it was on a whipped vote, I do not see that it would be other than a mere exercise in demonstrating one’s wish to do something worth while without achieving very much.
- Answer
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My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Waddington, raises an important issue which the Modernisation Committee may well wish to take into account; namely, the nature of the vote that could be taken in another place. I am sure that the considerations raised by the noble Lord will be part of the committee’s deliberations.
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 695 c853
- Session
- 2006-07
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- Supplementary
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- House of Commons General elections Dissolution Prime Minister Powers Parliamentary scrutiny
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