Proceeding contribution from Graham Allen (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 15 December 2009. It occurred during Adjournment debate on House of Commons Reform.
House of Commons Reform
If we had an independent Parliament, it could have reconvened in that long summer. As it happened, some of us created our own parliament, which forced the Government to allow Parliament to be recalled. Secondly, an independent Parliament could have commissioned its own legal advice, which the Clerks have informed me was not possible. We could then have taken a view on whether the proposed war was legal.
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- British constitution House of Commons Powers Members Members' interests Parliamentary procedure Parliamentary scrutiny Reform Select committees Backbenchers Members' constituency work
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