I would take what the right hon. Lady says a good deal more seriously had the last Labour Government not extended their own life to virtually the last minute of a five-year term. That opened up the possibility of another five-year term for this Parliament, leading to a coincidence of elections with the Scottish Parliament elections in 2015 that would have taken place in an unstructured and unthought-out way. The Bill has dealt with the possible repercussions.
Scotland Bill
Proceeding contribution from
David Mundell
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 March 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Scotland Bill.
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