Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

The background to Amendment 12 is the effect of automaticity in moving the focus to the Boundary ...

I will speak briefly in support of the amendment introduced by the noble and learned Lord, Lord T...

Lord Liddle. No? We will move on to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris of Aberavon.

My Lords, it is a pleasure to support the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas. As Welsh Secretary...

My Lords, I begin by apologising for not being able to take part at Second Reading. I thank the n...

Diolch yn fawr. It is very nice to have so many Welsh people speaking in this debate. I think it ...

My Lords, I start by thanking the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, for the detail...

I have received a request to speak after the Minister from the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Ken...

The Minister and I obviously have our political differences, but he probably knows that I would v...

My Lords, perhaps I might be permitted to reply to that. I always try to be gracious and I enjoy ...

I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in favour of the amendment. Perhaps I might briefly reply...

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 13. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to ...

Moved by

Lord Norton of Louth

13: Clause 5, page 4, line 31, leave out “650” and inse...

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Cormack, who is a signatory to the amendment, sends his apologies ...

My Lords, in light of the opening remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, perhaps I might sta...

My Lords, I support everything that the noble Lord, Lord Norton, has said and, therefore, I oppos...

My Lords, the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, on the size of the House of Lords ar...

My Lords, I am speaking to your Lordships from the far end of the Room. It is not that I consider...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, made an interesting speech and made points that t...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Norton, on his ingenuity in bringing this amendment...

I thank noble Lords, including my noble friends Lord Norton of Louth and Lord Hayward, and all ot...

My Lords, I have received a request from the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Basildon, to speak aft...

My Lords, I will speak briefly. First, I make a plea to the Minister never to refer to this House...

First, as I hope I indicated in my remarks, I accept the strictures of the noble Baroness on the ...

My Lords, I am grateful to all those who spoke. The noble Baroness, Lady Smith, just made two of ...

Before I call the next group, I have had a request for Members in the room to speak up a little,<...

Moved by

Lord Hain

14: Clause 5, page 4, line 31, at end insert—

“(2) Rule 3 of...

My Lords I beg leave to move Amendment 14, in my name and those of my noble friend Lord Grocott a...

My Lords, I support Amendment 14 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hain, to which I have added ...

My Lords, these hybrid proceedings are very strange. I was in the Committee Room on Tuesday, so I...

Hear, hear.

Indeed it is—I can see that already. Here at home we are at least spared the glass boxes that I s...

My Lords, it is my pleasure to give my strong support to both these amendments from my noble frie...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hain, for tabling Amendment 14 and for presenting us with the opport...

My Lords, I support the amendment so ably moved by my noble friend Lord Hain, as is his custom. H...

My Lords, I listened very carefully to the noble Lord, Lord Hain, expanding on his amendment. Whi...

My Lords, I support Amendment 23, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes. I apologise for no...

For me, this is about priorities. I suppose that is what I shall try to appeal to the Minister ab...

I want to speak specifically about Amendment 14. I am glad to see it on the Marshalled List, beca...

My Lords, I was thrilled when in introducing this debate my noble friend Lord Hain thanked my nob...

My Lords, I sympathise with many of the sentiments expressed by those who want to protect some of...

My Lords, I have listened with great interest to this very interesting debate. Some powerful cont...

My Lords, thanks are due in particular to the noble Lords, Lord Hain, Lord Wigley, Lord Foulkes a...

My Lords, the two amendments in this group seek to fix the number of constituencies of two nation...

I have received requests to speak after the Minister from the noble Lords, Lord McNicol and Lord ...

I want to come back to the Minister. The Government seem to put all their weight behind the equal...

The five protected constituencies are islands, as the noble Lord has already said, and I think an...

I will just, if I may, correct the Minister on a minor point. She listed among the Scottish Membe...

I am sorry; I am very happy to withdraw that. He was supporting the cause of Scotland.

My Lords, I thank all who have participated in the debate, beginning with my noble friend Lord Wi...

Meanwhile, does the noble Lord beg leave to withdraw it?

I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

A little later than we planned, the Committee will now adjourn for 15 minutes.

5.49 pm

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 15. I remind noble Lords that anyone ...

Moved by

Lord Lennie

15: After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause—

“Elec...

My Lords, if we did not know it before, we now know that this will be an important issue, and it ...

My Lords, these various amendments remind us of a fundamental and inherent contradiction in a key...

My Lords, I wish particularly to speak in support of Amendment 16 in my name and that of my noble...

My Lords, I think the noble Lord, Lord True, had only just entered the House, in 2010, when we di...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the erudition of my noble friend, in every sense of th...

I am very happy to follow the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes. I am not sure he is right about me not be...

My Lords, the amendments in this group are mainly to do with promoting constituencies that are ge...

With the consent of the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, I call the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, next.