Debate on the dissolution of Parliament
11 June 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Angus Robertson, Scottish National Party (SNP) MP for Moray - on behalf of the SNP and Plaid Cymru MPs - introduced an Opposition Day debate calling for the dissolution of Parliament.
- Commons Hansard: Dissolution of Parliament
- Video and Audio: Dissolution of Parliament
- Topical issues: Elections
These types of debates are held on what are known as Opposition days which are allocated in the Commons during each parliamentary session to discuss subjects chosen by the opposition parties. Twenty days per session are allocated for these and the opposition parties usually raise questions of policy and administration. They are listed online in the Parliamentary Calendar.