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Debate on bill and Public Bill Committee proceeding on Tuesday, 30 June 2020, in the House of Commons, led by Chloe Smith. The answering member was Cat Smith.

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill. Committee stage eighth sitting.

Clause 12 agreed to. Government new clause 1 (Registers used to determine the “electorate” in relation to the 2023 reports), discussed with new clause 4 (Definition of “electorate”), agreed to. New clause 2 (Electorate per constituency) negatived on division (7 votes to 10). New clause 3 (Allocation of constituencies), discussed with an amendment to the new clause, debated and withdrawn. New clause 4 (Definition of “electorate”) negatived on division (7 votes to 10). New clause 5 (Highland Constituencies) debated and withdrawn. New clause 7 (Constituency Groupings) debated and withdrawn. New clause 8 (Boundary Re-alignment) debated and withdrawn. New clause 10 (Protected constituencies) agreed to. Bill, as amended, to be reported. Written evidence reported to the House.

Secondary information

Type
Committee proceeding
Session
2019-21
Department
Cabinet Office
Committee
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill Committee
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Procedure
New clauses
Chamber / Committee
General committees
Related items
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21
Tuesday, 19 May 2020
Bills
House of Commons
Subjects
Boundary commissions Constituency size Constituencies Devolution Equality Electoral Commission Electoral register General elections Highlands of Scotland Local government Northern Ireland Office for National Statistics Scotland Wales Ynys Môn Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Legislation
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21
Link
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