Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Tuesday, 28 October 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Fixed-term Parliaments
- Question
- Many excellent arguments are commonly used in favour of fixed-term Parliaments, but does the Minister agree that another advantage of such a system is that it would make it much easier to regulate party political spending over the entire electoral cycle? Surely that is particularly desirable, as there is clearly a need for much tighter control of party funding and spending.
- Answer
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On the hon. Lady's final point, she will be aware that we are bringing a Bill before the House that will address all those issues, and I look forward to her contribution to debates on it as we tackle what I agree is a very important issue. On the other issue that she raised, there are arguments on both sides. They have been exhaustively rehearsed, and no doubt we will continue debating them for the foreseeable future.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 481 c714
- Session
- 2007-08
- Oral question type
- 1st Supplementary
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Finance General elections Fixed-term parliaments Political parties Parliament Dissolution
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