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Proceeding contribution from Viscount Bledisloe (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Friday, 10 February 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Parliament (Participation of Members of the House of Commons) Bill [HL].


Parliament (Participation of Members of the House of Commons) Bill [HL]

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Baker, is wrong. Monmouthshire was its own place. The United Kingdom consisted of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, the county of Monmouth and the city of Berwick-upon-Tweed. He was born neither in Wales nor in England.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
678 c939 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolution Constitutions House of Commons Legislation Northern Ireland Powers Members Scotland Sovereignty Wales Voting rights Speaker West Lothian question English votes for English laws
Legislation
Parliament (Participation of Members of the House of Commons) Bill (HL) 2005-06
Link
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