One of the advantages for an incumbent Government of an autumn election might be that if Parliament did not sit during the summer they would not have had to be scrutinised and the Executive would not have had to sit and listen. There might be some advantage for an incumbent Government in having a September or October election.
Fixed Term Parliaments Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 16 May 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Fixed Term Parliaments Bill.
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2007-08
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