Of course the hon. Gentleman is right. First, I do support his special pleading to IPSA. Secondly, I am glad to have given him the opportunity to put the record straight on the EEA; we are all better educated for that.
Our duty is not to try to amend the Bill to make life easier for Members of Parliament. What matters is not our certainty about where the boundaries of our constituencies will be drawn, but how the democratic process works. I have thought to myself, ““Why have there been so many illogical arguments this evening?”” I realise, of course, that it is because of special pleading.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
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Baroness Laing of Elderslie
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 October 2010.
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