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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I am sure that it is in Hansard somewhere, but just so it is on the record, it is Llanfairpwllgwyngyll-gogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I echo the hon. Gentleman’s sentiments and words about the former Member for Ynys Môn, Albert Owen. I do not think we could find a more doughty champion for the island than Mr…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I referred to the hon. Member for Ynys Môn earlier on, and I am confident that she would agree with us if she were able to contribute. Ynys Môn has had continuous representation…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)To illustrate the hon. Lady’s point, the old boundary review proposed a new boundary for Ceredigion, north Pembrokeshire and south Montgomeryshire, which would have been 97 miles…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)Diolch yn fawr, Mr Paisley. It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller). I echo a lot of the points that she made in support of the principle of…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I will keep my remarks brief. As I set out earlier, amendment 1 was a probing amendment and I am pleased with the debate we have had. We have not only highlighted the importance…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)On the point about the proposed constituency I referred to, over lunchtime I looked to see how it would fare under the new proposed quotas and the 5%. Taking the quota as around…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for City of Chester for such a thought-provoking speech. I have thoroughly enjoyed our debate and I am perfectly willing to accept the charge of being a…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a good point, and my views on House of Lords reform are well known. Should we be serious about trying to make the best possible use of a second Chamber,…30 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillThe hon. Lady makes a good point. A lot of these issues would have been circumnavigated if small breweries had been entitled to some of the support measures that were made…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillDiolch, Dame Eleanor, and thank you for calling me so early in the debate. I think this must be a first for a Plaid Cymru Member; it is certainly a first for me. It is a great…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. It is particularly the smaller independent breweries, where storage is perhaps even more of an issue, that will have had to dispose of…29 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)I do not wish to detain the Committee for long. My hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow East explained the rationale behind the amendments and how we want to probe for a bit of…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)Before the Minister moves on to clause 4, I have a question about amendment 10. Is it fair to say that the Government might be willing to consider extending or increasing the role…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)The right hon. Gentleman made a very good point earlier about representation and what it means, and the importance of working the patch. I agree with the point that the right hon.…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)That is a good question. I am talking about amendments 6 and 7 in terms of the ability not to hold too tightly to local government boundaries. Of course, at the moment Cornwall…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)Further to that point of order, Sir David. I echo the point made by the hon. Member for Glasgow East.25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)The hon. Lady makes an important point, particularly when we consider that many constituencies will be drawn on the basis of the electoral register on a particular date. I know…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)I appreciate the point that the Minister makes about the practicalities of us getting things right and where we draw the line, but given that we know that in certain areas—I know…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Q In that sense, would I be right to infer that student populations would be assigned, as it were, for the purpose of drawing the boundaries, to where they are at the university?…23 Jun 2020