Political Reform (the BBC's summary of the coalition's programme)
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/05/2010 - 19:07
• Referendum on the Alternative Vote system for general elections
• Fixed-term Parliaments - next election in May 2015
• 55% of MPs required to bring government down in confidence vote
• Committee to look at fully PR-elected House of Lords
• Cut in number of MPs and equal size constituencies
• Right of the public to "recall" corrupt MPs
• Statutory register for lobbyists
• Scottish Parliament to get more powers under Calman proposals
• Referendum of devolution of further powers to Welsh assembly
• Review of Scottish MPs voting on England-only legislation
• Ban on "non-doms" sitting in Parliament
• Reform of political donations and party funding