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When I introduced a Bill on the subject many years ago, I was told that I had to get royal permission, which surely reminds us that, at some point, we need to get serious hold of prerogative powers. Does not the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (Jo Swinson) have a good essential point, which is that if we really want to control or get hold of the vexed issue of party funding, we have to get some more reliable control over the election spending period? Fixed-term Parliaments would enable us to do that.
When I introduced a Bill on the subject many years ago, I was told that I had to get royal permission, which surely reminds us that, at some point, we need to get serious hold of prerogative powers. Does not the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (Jo Swinson) have a good essential point, which is that if we really want to control or get hold of the vexed issue of party funding, we have to get some more reliable control over the election spending period? Fixed-term Parliaments would enable us to do that.
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Tony Wright
(Labour)
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Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered on
28 October 2008
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his contribution. He will be aware, of course, that we are coming to terms with how we get a grip on the prerogative power; that is the basis of the ““Governance of Britain”” programme. We are introducing a Constitutional Renewal Bill, as he is well aware. We have built on the excellent work done by his Committee—the Public Administration Committee—to try to codify the royal prerogative. We will take that work further forward. Of course he is right that we have to get a grip on party spending at election time; that is precisely why we are introducing the Bill. Again, I look forward to his contribution to debate on the Bill. I point out to him, and to the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (Jo Swinson), who first asked the question, that there are arguments against fixed-term Parliaments. As they will both be well aware, there is an element of inflexibility in such a system that sometimes would not serve this country well.
Subjects
Fixed-term parliaments; Parliament; General elections; Dissolution
Date
28 October 2008
Reference
481 c714-5
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House of Commons chamber
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House of Commons
Fixed-term parliaments. Ten minute rule motion for leave to introduce a Bill. Agreed to on question. Presentation and first reading. (Bill 134 2001/02). To be read a second time 19 July.
Fixed-term parliaments. Ten minute rule motion for leave to introduce a Bill. Agreed to on question. Presentation and first reading. (Bill 134 2001/02). To be read a second time 19 July.
Lead member
Tony Wright
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Debates on bills
Legislative stage
First reading
Procedure
Private members' bills proceedings; Ten minute rule motions
Legislation
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill 2001/02
Subjects
Legislatures; General elections; Fixed-term parliaments; Dissolution; Parliament
Date
7 May 2002
Reference
385 c46-8
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House of Commons chamber
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House of Commons