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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

I wish to intervene very briefly on the quotations used by the noble and learned Lord from the secretaries of the Boundary Commissions for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, when they gave evidence to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee of the other place. The note I have confirms that the secretary of the Boundary Commission for England said that the timetable was ““achievable but tight”” and that, "““extra resources would certainly be needed””." I do not know what date it is assumed that the process would start and what extra resources would be provided.