Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill

The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, originally drafted as the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Repeal) Bill, is a proposed Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that would repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. It would reinstate the constitutional situation before that Act by reviving the prerogative powers of the monarch to dissolve and summon parliament. Announced formally in the 2021 State Opening of Parliament, it received its first reading on 12 May 2021. It was introduced by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove.

Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill

The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill, originally drafted as the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Repeal) Bill, is a proposed Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that would repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. It would reinstate the constitutional situation before that Act by reviving the prerogative powers of the monarch to dissolve and summon parliament. Announced formally in the 2021 State Opening of Parliament, it received its first reading on 12 May 2021. It was introduced by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove.