Proceeding contribution from Lord Harper (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 18 January 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
Yes. The Bill sets out a five-year term, and in an emergency it would be possible for the Prime Minister to vary the length, so we cannot use the Parliament Act to enact it. That is a perfectly straightforward point. It is in the Bill; it is no great secret at all.
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- 2010-12
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- Administration General elections Fixed-term parliaments Dissolution Censure motions Prorogation Sunset clauses
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- Fixed-term Parliaments Bill 2010-12
- Parliament Act 1911
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