Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

My Lords, this is what the noble and learned Lord, in earlier discussions, described as the ““five-four-four”” amendment. The Government are opposed to it for reasons that have been advanced and I do not propose to repeat. I am sure that it will be to the noble and learned Lord’s great disappointment that we cannot accept the amendment. If he wishes to test the opinion of the House, I should make it clear that we believe there should be consistency and that there should be a term of five years for this Parliament and for ensuing Parliaments. Division on Amendment 3 Contents 199; Not-Contents 244. Amendment 3 disagreed. Moved by