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Proceeding contribution from Chris Bryant (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 25 October 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.


Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

To be honest, I do not want the Minister to write to me, I want him to consult the respective Executives in—[Interruption.] The hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Mr MacNeil) should calm down. The Government are ensuring that he has his own rotten borough, so he does not have to worry about the Bill. I want to ensure that consultation happens properly. We rightly insist that before any European Union legislation is brought in we should have 10 weeks to do our proper parliamentary duty, and the same should apply to the Welsh Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Minister is deliberately eliding two concepts. Raising the matter at the JMC is one thing, but consulting expressly on written documents, which has not happened in relation to any of these issues, is something else altogether.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
517 c54 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Alternative vote Administration Absent voting Costs Elections General elections Local government Northern Ireland Pay Northern Ireland Assembly Members National Assembly for Wales Newspaper press Referendums Staff Ministers Peers Scotland Voting methods Wales Scottish Parliament Parliamentary private secretaries
Legislation
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
Link
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