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Proceeding contribution from Bernard Jenkin (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 1 December 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.

Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

There we are. Perhaps that is why the Opposition support the Bill. We have just had a Division in which 400 right hon. and hon. Members were in the No Lobby and only a handful of us in the Aye Lobby. That underlines the curious consensus in favour of certain principles of the Bill. I do not think either of the elected parties in the coalition was in favour of a written constitution—[Interruption.] That is two parties, but the one that won the election certainly did not—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
519 c845 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
General elections Fixed-term parliaments Dissolution Prime Minister Powers Speaker Divisions Censure motions
Legislation
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill 2010-12
Link
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