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Business of the House (24, 25, 26 and 27 April)

Part of Air Quality Strategy – in the House of Commons at 4:17 pm on 24 April 2017.

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Photo of Valerie Vaz Valerie Vaz Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 4:17, 24 April 2017

I thank the Leader of the House for bringing this motion to the House and for the helpful explanatory note, which runs to three pages and is available in the Vote Office. May I also thank the staff for the expeditious way in which they are dealing with the future business, given the forthcoming General Election?

general election

In a general election, each constituency chooses an MP to represent it by process of election. The party who wins the most seats in parliament is in power, with its leader becoming Prime Minister and its Ministers/Shadow Ministers making up the new Cabinet. If no party has a majority, this is known as a hung Parliament. The next general election will take place on or before 3rd June 2010.