Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 Debate

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Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

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Thursday 23rd October 2014

(10 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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William Cash Portrait Sir William Cash
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With respect to the question of whether people outside know what we are doing, does my hon. Friend believe, as I do, that they are now much more in a fog than they were because of the identity of the Conservative party being lost in this amorphous coalition—

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)
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Order. There have to be short interventions. Sir William, you have already had a speech. We do not want you to make another one. A short intervention was all that Mr Drax needed.

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Sam Gyimah Portrait Mr Gyimah
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I thank my right hon. Friend for that point, which comes as no surprise to me. He would agree that when we got into government we had to fix an almighty mess and rectify a big mistake—the last Labour Government—hence the legislation that we have had to pass in this Parliament.

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)
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For up to two minutes, I call Sir Edward Leigh.