Proceeding contribution from Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 24 January 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
I absolutely agree. The more that we go through this Bill, paragraph by paragraph, the more it unravels—and the more it becomes clear that the original contention that we should reduce the number from 650 to 600 is absolutely crazy. The initial premise forces the Government into all the other crazy things in the Bill, such as preserved constituencies and the figure of 13,000 square kilometres.
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- 2010-12
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- Boundary commissions Constituency size Constituencies Devon Cornwall Cumbria Isle of Wight Northern Ireland Members Public inquiries Population Scotland Wales
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- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
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