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Proceeding contribution from Lord Soley (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 12 January 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

I am grateful to the Minister. The reason why this point is important is that things do not always get picked up in the way that they need to. This is not just some minor point. I have seen problems before with anything to do with the Boundary Commission or elections in Northern Ireland; the Minister must know that. He should have known, as soon as he saw an amendment with the words ““Northern Ireland”” in, that it could be contentious. It is not really a matter for now, but for the comfort of the Government they need to make sure that the Assembly was signed up for this.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
723 c1515-6 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Boundary commissions Constituency size Constituencies Alternative vote Costs Electoral register General elections Fixed-term parliaments Referendums Minority groups Private rented housing Public inquiries Young people Tenants Reviews Lord Speaker
Legislation
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
Link
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