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Proceeding contribution from Anne McGuire (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 March 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Scotland Bill.

Scotland Bill

Will the Minister reflect on the facts? There have been two five-year Parliaments since 1992, one under the former Conservative Prime Minister John Major and the other under a Labour Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (Mr Brown). The Minister's argument has no credibility. He and the Government have created a series of consequences by trying to introduce a five-year fixed term for the current Parliament. Everyone else is being forced to alter the ways in which they operate in order to suit the coalition Government.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
524 c692 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Devolution Airguns Elections Legislative competence Insolvency Health professions Powers Regulation Scottish Parliament Speed limits Supreme Court Scottish Executive
Legislation
Scotland Bill 2010-12
Link
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