Committees

Fixed-Term Parliaments Act

Inquiry

The Joint Committee on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act has been established by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to:

1) 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

(2) 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.

A draft Bill is expected to be published shortly.

The Committee will take evidence on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act already given to the House of Lords Constitution Committee and to the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee into account in its work.

The Committee invites written evidence on either the operation of the Act or the draft Bill.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Thursday 11 February 2021
10:50am Private
11:30am Public
Fixed-Term Parliaments Act - Oral evidence 11 February 2021
11:30am
  • Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office)
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord True CBE (Minister of State at Cabinet Office)
  • Peter Lee (Acting Director General of Constitution Group at Cabinet Office)
Virtual meeting
Thursday 4 February 2021
10:45am Private
11:00am Public
Fixed-Term Parliaments Act - Oral evidence 4 February 2021
11:00am
  • Rt Hon Margaret Beckett
Virtual meeting
Thursday 28 January 2021
10:45am Private
11:00am Public
Fixed-Term Parliaments Act - Oral evidence 28 January 2021
11:00am
  • The Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
  • Professor Robert Hazell
Virtual meeting
Thursday 21 January 2021
10:45am Private
11:00am Public
Fixed-Term Parliaments Act - Oral evidence 21 January 2021
11:00am
  • Professor Anne Twomey
  • Professor Philippe Lagasse
Virtual meeting

Contact us

  • Email: jcftpa@parliament.uk
  • Phone: Eve Samson (Clerk) 020 7219 3315/Ian Hook (Senior Executive Officer) 020 7219 8370