Just to help the Minister, that is exactly the point I was making about the Fixed-term Parliaments Act not having proper scrutiny and getting us into the position we are in now.
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Smith of Basildon
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 22 March 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill.
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Reference
820 c860 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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2022-11-23 12:48:44 +0000
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