Select Committee · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
Status: Closed
Opened: 15 Jun 2021
Closed: 28 Sep 2021
Inquiry scope
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee are examining the Government’s Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 13 May 2021. If passed, this Bill would replace the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (FTPA) as the law governing the triggering of general elections for the UK Parliament. This Committee and the House of Lords Constitution Committee reported on the FTPA last September, and the draft Bill was considered by the Joint Committee on the FTPA, which reported in March. In response, the Government made a small number of changes to the draft Bill prior to introduction. The Committee will now examine the Bill as introduced and question the Government on outstanding issues following pre-legislative scrutiny, and examine whether the Government’s approach as laid out in the Bill will establish a robust system for calling elections in the longer term.Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2021 |
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
Chloe Smith MP · Cabinet Office
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Chloe Smith MP · Minister of State | Cabinet Office | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2021 | To committee | Letter from Chloe Smith MP, Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution on Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, dated 12.8.21.pdf |
| 21 Jul 2021 | From committee | Letter to Chloe Smith MP, Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution on the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, dated 21.7.21 |