Written question asked by Jonathan Edwards (Plaid Cymru) on Friday, 16 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 July 2010. It was answered by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Constituencies: Wales

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the oral statement of 5 July 2010, Official Report, columns 23-5W, on political and constitutional reform, whether the implementation of his proposals for boundary changes to Parliamentary constituencies in Wales will be dependent on the outcome of the proposed referendum on the transfer of legislative powers under Part 4 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.

Answer: The Government's proposals for more equal constituency sizes for the House of Commons will ensure that votes have more equal weight. The implementation of these proposals will not be dependent on the outcome of the proposed referendum under the Government of Wales Act 2006. The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill does take account of the link between parliamentary constituencies and Welsh Assembly Government constituencies; the link between the two will be broken so that fewer parliamentary constituencies in future would not lead to a concomitant reduction in the size of the Assembly.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 10210; 514 c1071W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Political and Constitutional Reform
Monday, 5 July 2010
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons
Subjects: Constituencies Wales
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk