Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

I am not sure that that is true. It depended on the Crown—that is, the Government or Executive—retaining the power to dissolve Parliament. I do not think that a measure that was considered to be a motion of no confidence in 1866—namely,"““to leave out the words 'clear yearly' and put 'rateable' instead thereof””—" would be considered to be one today, and I therefore think that it would be inappropriate for that power to remain.