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Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

Does the hon. Gentleman accept that the argument is essentially between those who believe in rigidity, as he does, and those of us on the Government Benches who believe in flexibility? In a sense, is not that illustrated by what happened in Scotland? Had the Scots voted to leave the Union, the Prime Minister would surely have been required to call a general election, but the Fixed-term Parliaments Act would have prevented him from having that discretion.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
586 c1077 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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