Proceeding contribution from Nick Boles (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

My hon. Friend puts it far more succinctly and better than I could. The key point is that there is nothing to stop that process happening just because Parliament is prorogued. We do not stop existing or being able to have conversations with each other, with Her Majesty's advisers or with senior members of the civil service because Parliament is prorogued. We would still exist, we would still be MPs and we would still be able to go through that process.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 521 c744
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Administration General elections Fixed-term parliaments Dissolution Censure motions Prorogation Sunset clauses
Legislation: Fixed-term Parliaments Bill 2010-12; Parliament Act 1911
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

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