Could we put it this way? Given that the Government have already conceded that there are exceptions to the numerical rule, would it not be better to give the judgment to the Boundary Commission, which could not be perceived to have any vested interest? It could make the judgment on where exceptions should and should not apply, rather than the Government laying that out in the Bill.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Naomi Long
(Alliance)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 October 2010.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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