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When Parliament is dissolved every Commons seat becomes vacant and there is a general election. Here is the expected timetable for what happens when - during the campaign and after polling day when the new MPs take their seats and Members of the Lords return.
Tuesday 6 April - General Election announced The Prime Minister goes to Buckingham Palace to ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament on the following Monday 12 April From Tuesday 6 April Wash-up and Royal Assent Wash-up While Bills can be carried forward from one parliamentary session to the next, the same cannot happen between parliaments. All Bills not passed on the date the House rises are lost. Parliament has evolved a mechanism called the "wash-up" whereby some Bills are saved and allowed to complete their passage. Both Houses of Parliament continue to sit until the Parliament is formally dissolved on Monday 12 April. Royal Assent Bills receive Royal Assent when they have completed their passage through Parliament Thursday 8 April - Prorogation expected The formal end of the parliamentary session is marked by what is known as prorogation. Dissolution is on Monday 12 April. Monday 12 April - Dissolution Tuesday 20 April Thursday 6 May - Election day Polling booths open between 7am and 10pm. Counting of votes will begin when the polls close. Friday 7 May Counting continues Tuesday 18 May Parliament returns Dates not confirmed Commons expected to elect the next Speaker of the House of Commons Royal Commission confirms the election of the Speaker of the Commons MPs swear an Oath of Allegiance or make an Affirmation in the Commons Members of the House of Lords swear an Oath of Allegiance or make an affirmation in the Lords State Opening of Parliament The Queen's Speech is delivered at the State Opening of the new Parliament. Date to be confirmed. |
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