My recollection is that the Constitution Committee took the view that there should have been pre-legislative scrutiny, which would have led to many of these points being discussed properly, particularly the role and relationship proposed in this Bill between the Prime Minister and the Speaker in another place.
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 15 March 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.
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