I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention, but that is a decision for this Parliament to take. We are elected to take decisions, and to abdicate that responsibility to the Executive is a dangerous route to go down; we should not do that. He says that it is the people, but we in this Parliament are the voice of the people, and there has to be a check on the powers of the Executive.
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Brendan O'Hara
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 14 March 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill.
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