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Proceeding contribution from Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 19 May 2011. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Constitutional Reform (Wales).


Constitutional Reform (Wales)

That is because the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2010 was born in a partisan way. Had it been dealt with like the legislation for reform of the House of Lords or other constitutional legislation, and a consensus arrived at, we would not have the present trouble. People simply see it as a means of cutting the number of Welsh Members of Parliament. The chances are that more Labour MPs are likely to be cut than those of other parties—we do not know; it could be the other way around—but we all ought to be fighting for Welsh Members of Parliament to have their say strengthened in a United Kingdom Parliament rather than weakened.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
528 c149WH 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Subjects
Constituencies Devolution Constitutions Members National Assembly for Wales Wales Taxation
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk