House of Commons - Fixed-term Parliaments Bill - Political and Constitutional Reform Committee

Political and Constitutional Reform Committee - Second Report
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 9 September 2010.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Report

Summary

1 Principle and process

2 Clause 1: The length of the fixed term

Going with the constitutional grain

Precedent

Enough time to govern

Conclusion

3 Clause 2: Premature ending of a fixed term

Impact on parliamentary privilege

Alternatives to a super-majority

Keeping the clock ticking following an early general election

Ensuring cross-party agreement to an early general election

Motions of no confidence

4 Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Principle and Process

The length of the fixed-term

Premature ending of a fixed term

Conclusion

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence
7 September 2010
Written Evidence