Clause 2 — Early parliamentary general elections

Part of Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 (Amendment) – in the House of Commons at 1:00 pm on 1 December 2010.

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Photo of Eleanor Laing Eleanor Laing Conservative, Epping Forest 1:00, 1 December 2010

I fully appreciate the Minister's point. Amendments 36 and 37 might well be technically defective-in any case, I have no intention of pressing them to a vote, as I said-but the Select Committee's purpose was to ensure that this issue was properly discussed and scrutinised on the Floor of the House. Will the Minister reassure the House that he and his colleagues are satisfied that it would not be possible under the Bill's provisions for the Government to seek indefinite prorogation in order to avoid a vote of confidence and a general election?