Policy paper

Fixed-term Parliaments Bill: government response to Lords Constitution Committee Report

The government has responded to the Constitution Committee’s report on the Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.

From:
Cabinet Office
Published
28 February 2011
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Government response to the report of the House of Lords Constitution Committee on the Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

Ref: ISBN 9780101801126, Cm. 8011

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The Coalition Government has responded to the Constitution Committee’s report on the Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.
 
Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform Mark Harper wrote in a Written Ministerial Statement:
 
“The Constitution Committee’s 8th report summarised its inquiry into the Bill and I am grateful to the Committee for the careful scrutiny they have given the Bill.  Today the Government has responded to the Committee’s report by means of a Command Paper which has been laid before both Houses of Parliament.”

Published 28 February 2011