Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

If I may say so, I think that the hon. Gentleman is trying to make debating points where there simply are none. He knows the proposals that we have set out, and appointing the counting officers has nothing to do, in essence, with the combination amendments, which we can debate next week. They will be tabled today, as I said in my letter. Members will therefore have a week to scrutinise them, and we can deal with that point next week.