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» Thursday, February 10, 2011

AV Vote

Asked if the Deputy Prime Minister had cancelled his foreign trip this week because there were concerns about the AV Bill, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said no. It was well known that there had been a lot of debate on this Bill in the House of Lords and it would be coming back to the House of Commons next week. We were still committed to our proposals and as the Deputy Prime Minister was the lead Minister you would expect him to be in the House dealing with the issue. It was usually the principle that Parliament took precedence over other engagements.

Asked if the Prime Minister was having talks with cross-benchers on this issue, the PMS said that no talks had been planned.

Asked if the deadline was still next Thursday, the PMS said that it was still our intention to proceed with a referendum on 5 May for the reasons we had set out. The Electoral Commission required 10 weeks notice ahead of a referendum.

Asked if there had been any discussions with the Electoral Commission, the PMS referred the journalist to the Cabinet Office.

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