I am grateful to the Minister. This is an intrinsically important point. In all our experiences, a vote of confidence in the House of Commons is a rare event of crucial importance. We all know what it means: we are summoned back from the end of the earth to take part in it. As has been pointed out by the noble Lord, Lord Richard, why should a Government, having lost a vote of confidence, have a second chance at all?
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Morris of Aberavon
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 1 March 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.
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