Proceeding contribution from Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 5 July 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Political and Constitutional Reform.

Political and Constitutional Reform

My Lords, I do not want to be unkind to the Deputy Leader of the House, but his answers seem to have been a combination of, "You would say that, wouldn’t you?" to the Opposition, and, "I have heard that argument before" to members of his coalition; and it seems that he cannot say whether the Parliament Act would be used. I will ask a straightforward question: what will happen to the coalition if the referendum on an AV system is lost?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 720 c35
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Boundary commissions Constituency size Constituencies Alternative vote House of Commons General elections Fixed-term parliaments Dissolution Referendums Censure motions
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Political and Constitutional Reform

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