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Proceeding contribution from Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 31 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

94: Clause 12, page 13, leave out lines 17 to 23 and insert— ““(2) A Boundary Commission may cause a local inquiry to be held for the purposes of a report under this Act where, on publication of a recommendation of a Boundary Commission for the alteration of any constituency, the Commission receive any representation objecting to the proposed recommendation from an interested authority or from a body of electors numbering one thousand or more. (3) In subsection (2) above, ““elector”” means a parliamentary elector for any constituencies affected by the recommendation.””””

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
724 c1215-6 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Boundary commissions Constituency size Constituencies Alternative vote Electoral Commission Electoral register Referendums Public inquiries Statutory instruments
Legislation
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk