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Establish five-year fixed-term Parliaments

We will establish five-year fixed-term Parliaments. We will put a binding motion before the House of Commons stating that the next general election will be held on the first Thursday of May 2015. Following this motion, we will legislate to make provision for fixed-term Parliaments of five years.

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Establish five-year fixed-term Parliaments
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Provide for dissolution if 55% or more of the House votes in favour
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200 all-postal primaries
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A new ‘public reading stage’ for bills
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A power of recall
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A Referendum Bill on electoral reform
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A referendum on further Welsh devolution
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Commission on the ‘West Lothian question’
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Cut the perks and bureaucracy associated with Parliament
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Enhanced Departmental Boards
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Extra support for would-be politicians with disabilities
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Improve the civil service
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Individual voter registration
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Limit the number of Special Advisers
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Move away from the final-salary pension system for MPs
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Peace, stability and economic prosperity in Northern Ireland
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Petitions with 100,000 signatures eligible for debate in Parliament
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Power to instigate local referendums on any local issue
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Power to veto excessive council tax increases
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Prevent misuse of Parliamentary privilege
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Publish central government job vacancies online
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Publish details of UK projects receiving over £25,000 of EU funds
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Reform the Civil Service Compensation Scheme
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Review the Fossil Fuel Levy in Scotland
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Stop supplementary business rates plans
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The system of devolution funding
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Wholly or mainly elected upper chamber on the basis of PR
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Wright Committee for reform to the House of Commons
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