Proceeding contribution from Natascha Engel (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 February 2010. It occurred during Debate on Report from the House of Commons Reform Committee on Rebuilding the House.
Report from the House of Commons Reform Committee on Rebuilding the House
I completely disagree. Members will vote for people they know, not for people they do not know, and there is a serious risk in that. The proposed process also absolutely favours people who have been Members for a long time—those who tend to be in safer seats. That in turn disadvantages people in marginal seats—a point that my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes, South-West (Dr. Starkey) made when we were on the Committee.
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