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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

As my hon. Friend says, the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Jake Berry) has obviously become the hon. Member for Damascus. There are quite a lot of them in the Liberal Democrat party as well, so I am sure he and his friends will feel very much at home. We have also tabled some consequential amendments, such as amendment (h), and that brings us to amendment (i) to new schedule 2, which is entitled, ““Combination of Polls: England””. The amendment relates to who is able to attend the count. I accept that I have not consulted widely with returning officers on this matter, because my experience is that different returning officers—[Interruption.] The hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Mr Timpson) mouths at me, ““What page?”” Amendment (i) is on page 790 of the amendment paper, and it reads:"““Paragraph 40, at the end of sub-paragraph (3) insert 'or"

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Reference

517 c79 

Session

2010-12

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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