No I did not, but I would argue with the hon. Gentleman that, if he seeks consistency, which would not be unreasonable, the Scottish Parliament should change to five years. There is no problem with that.
The point made by the hon. Member for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Jonathan Edwards) about comparisons with local authorities is interesting but irrelevant, because we are talking about Parliament, the work of which has a long time lag.
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
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Baroness Laing of Elderslie
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 November 2010.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.
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