{"value":{"id":1156452,"memberId":1423,"member":null,"memberRole":"Prime Minister","uin":"HCWS43","dateMade":"2019-10-28T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":23,"answeringBodyName":"Prime Minister","title":"Early general election: date of poll","text":"<p>The Government has tabled a motion proposing that an early general election be held. The motion is in the terms set out in section 2(2) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. If agreed to by a super-majority of the House of Commons, an early election will take place in accordance with that Act.</p><p>In the event this House approves the motion for an early election, I will recommend that Her Majesty the Queen appoints 12 December as the date of the general election. This would mean Parliament dissolving just after midnight on 6 November.</p><p>In line with the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, the date of Parliament’s return will be set by Royal Proclamation following Dissolution, and I will recommend to The Queen that the first meeting of the new Parliament takes place before 23 December.</p>","house":"Commons","noticeNumber":4,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":false,"linkedStatements":null,"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/1156452","method":"GET"}]}