Bluntly, what the hon. Gentleman is averting to is a power struggle. The question is whether the House will stand up for its immunities or give them up. The Bill is an indication that we want to give them up.
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Bernard Jenkin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 1 December 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.
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