Proceeding contribution from Lord Armstrong of Ilminster (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 16 May 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
My Lords, my thought was that that sort of situation would be covered by the fact that the Prime Minister would be submitting a request for a Dissolution to Her Majesty. In all normal circumstances, of course, Her Majesty could act upon such a request. However, there could be circumstances in which Her Majesty might wish to say, ““Before accepting this request, I wish to consider whether a Dissolution is the right course of action to pursue at this time””. She could then have consultations with political leaders to find out whether that is the case.
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- 727 c1156
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- 2010-12
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- Legislatures General elections Fixed-term parliaments Referendums Parliament Censure motions
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- Fixed-term Parliaments Bill 2010-12
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