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Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act

Joint Select Committee

Welcome to the website of the Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011. 

The Joint Committee has been appointed to:

(a) carry out a review of the operation of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, pursuant to section 7 of that Act, and if appropriate in consequence of its findings, make recommendations for the repeal or amendment of that Act; and

(b) consider, as part of its work under subparagraph (a), and report on any draft Government Bill on the repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 presented to both Houses in this session.

Posts from the Committee's Twitter account are available to view on the UK Parliament Web Archive.

 

Committee news

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Repealing the Fixed-term Parliaments Act: Major constitutional change needs careful scrutiny, says Joint Committee
Joint Committee on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act publishes report
24 March 2021
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Ministers questioned on Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act hears from Michael Gove MP and Lord True
10 February 2021
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Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act hears from Dame Margaret Beckett MP
Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act hears from Dame Margaret Beckett MP on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
3 February 2021
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Fixed-Term Parliaments Act examined with academics
Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act holds evidence session
21 January 2021
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Committee to take evidence from Lord Sumption and Baroness Hale
Committee to take evidence from Lord Sumption and Baroness Hale
6 January 2021
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Fixed-Term Parliaments Act Committee hears from former Commons’ Clerks
Former Clerks of the House of Commons Sir Malcolm Jack and Lord Lisvane give evidence
16 December 2020
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Joint Committee on the Fixed Term Parliaments takes evidence from Professor Alison Young and Sir Stephen Laws
Joint Committee on the Fixed Term Parliaments Act examines the Fixed Term Parliaments Act
7 December 2020
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Joint Committee on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act established: Lord McLoughlin elected as Chair, written evidence deadline Monday 4 January
Joint Committee on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act established and Lord McLoughlin elected as Chair.
27 November 2020
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