Proceeding contribution from Lord Butler of Brockwell (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 21 March 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
A balance has to be struck and I would strike it at five years. On the previous day in Committee, the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, urged a referendum on the question of the day of the week that polling should take place. In his speech today, he did not urge a referendum on going to a four-year term, which is a greater constitutional change than a change in the day of the week for voting.
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- 2010-12
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- Devolution Legislatures General elections Fixed-term parliaments Dissolution Northern Ireland Parliamentary scrutiny Parliament Parliamentary session Scotland Wales Censure motions Speaker's certificates
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- Fixed-term Parliaments Bill 2010-12
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