forming a Government, coalition government, government formation
Procedural arrangements for forming a Government after an election
9 March 2015
The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee has launched a short inquiry into the arrangements for forming a government after a general election, with particular reference to circumstances where there is no clear single-party majority in the House of Commons.
- Parliament TV: Government formation post-election
- Inquiry: Government formation post-election
- Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
Witnesses
Monday 9 March 2015, Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
At 4.30pm
- David Natzler, Acting Clerk of the House of Commons, and Paul Evans, Clerk of the Journals
At 4.50pm
- Rt Hon Annette Brooke MP, Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party
At 5.10pm
- John Cryer MP, Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
At 5.30pm
- Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service
At 6.15pm
- Mr Graham Brady MP, Chairman of the 1922 Committee