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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.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Report
Inquiry Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Committees Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
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Response to this report
Government response to the Joint Committee on the Fixed-term Parliament Act Report
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Oral evidence transcripts

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11 February 2021
Inquiry Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Witnesses Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office), Lord True (Minister of State at Cabinet Office), and Peter Lee (Acting Director General of Constitution Group at Cabinet Office)
Committees Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
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4 February 2021
Inquiry Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Witnesses Margaret Beckett
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28 January 2021
Inquiry Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Witnesses Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield, and Professor Robert Hazell
Committees Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
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Written evidence

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FTP0024 - Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Witnesses Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office)
Committees Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
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FTP0023 - Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Witnesses Electoral Commission
Committees Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
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FTP0022 - Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Witnesses Dr Ben Whisker
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Government Responses
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