Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Maclennan of Rogart (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Monday, 22 October 2007.
Prime Minister: Dissolution of Parliament
- Question
- My Lords, is it not inherently unfair that one of the participants in the electoral race, namely the Prime Minister, should be responsible for firing—or, as the case may be, not firing—the starting gun?
- Answer
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My Lords, if one is the Prime Minister, one is the Prime Minister, and alongside that role goes the ability to call an election at an appropriate moment. If the noble Lord’s party were in power, it would have that opportunity too.
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- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 695 c853
- Session
- 2006-07
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- House of Commons General elections Dissolution Prime Minister Powers Parliamentary scrutiny
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