Yes, that is right. I am grateful to my hon. Friend and to all hon. and right hon. Members who served on the Joint Committee and spent a considerable amount of time looking at these issues. That is the kind of consideration that we ought to give to our constitutional affairs rather than taking them in a hurry—a point that I was making earlier. Let me acknowledge my hon. Friend’s point and thank him and others for the work that they did.
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Chloe Smith
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 September 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill.
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