Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Repeal) Bill [HL]

Key Points

• Repeals the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.
• Restores the traditional rules for dissolving Parliament and determining the date of a general election.
• Sets out how and when elections can be called or scheduled, returning to non-fixed terms.
• Covers related provisions about dissolution and polling days (and other connected purposes).
• Currently in the Lords at the 2nd reading after its introduction in February 2020.

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd reading in the Lords; introduced in February 2020, it would need to pass the Lords, then go to the Commons and gain Royal Assent to become law.