UK Parliament / Open data

Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

I thought that I made it clear that it would be a two-thirds decision for—in the hon. Gentleman's case—the Scottish Parliament. It could not be a simple majority, because effectively that would give the power to the First Minister of Scotland or someone leading a majority Administration simply to choose a date that suited them—and that would be wrong. It would therefore be for the Parliament to make a choice about the election date.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
518 c845 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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