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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q To clarify, would you agree with a protected number of constituencies for Wales? Geraint Day: Yes, if we were to agree on the current level of representation.18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q Other witnesses today have indicated that Wales looks set to lose more seats than any other nation of the United Kingdom. The figure of eight seats has been suggested. Some of…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q On a slightly different issue, are there circumstances where the electoral quota could be relaxed to avoid ward splitting? The Committee has been exploring that throughout the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you so much, Scott, for giving evidence to the Committee. We have heard from other witnesses that their expectation is that Scotland will lose seats, and that England…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you so much for joining us, Mr McCobb. Given that we do not have a Liberal Democrat member of the Committee, could you outline any concerns about the content of the Bill?…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q Finally, with regard to the register that is used to draw up the boundaries, the Government have tabled an amendment to the Bill to use the March 2020 register. What are your…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q What about things like polling districts? Do you have any concern about the use of polling districts? For instance, they have no legal standing. Does that concern you at all?…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q Tom, thank you so much for coming to give evidence this afternoon. In the session so far, there have been quite a lot of contributions from members of the Committee about the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)My final question. We have the representative of the Conservative and Unionist party before us, and you have acknowledged that Wales looks set to take a hit. It looks to be the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)One of those exceptions would be the Isle of Wight, which looks set to get two MPs under the Bill. On current figures, that would come in at about 55,000 electors in each, which…18 Jun 2020HANSARDBoundary ReviewIt is interesting that the Minister talks about the importance of equality and ensuring that every vote counts equally when her Government is pushing a policy that could see some…11 Jun 2020HANSARDBoundary ReviewAs a result of the Bill, England looks set to increase its number of constituencies at the expense of Scotland and Wales. What action are the Government taking to prevent the…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI thank my hon. Friend for that very sensible point. What he notes, of course, is that we see a spike in voter registration when we have a general or a local election. Of course,…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillThe 7.5% I drew attention to is in the private Member’s Bill promoted by the hon. Member for Wellingborough, so if the hon. Member for Dartford (Gareth Johnson) wants to know…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillThe Opposition recognise the need for constituencies to be broadly as equal as possible, but anyone who stands up in this House and says that they truly believe that all…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI completely dispute the hon. Member’s argument; that is absolutely not the case. I am very keen that the Government should be able to get on with this boundary review. I want new…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI thank the hon. Member for giving me the opportunity to put on record my concerns about the overstretched nature of electoral returning officers in our councils right across the…02 Jun 2020HANSARD Parliamentary Constituencies BillI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “That” to the end of the Question and add: “this House whilst supporting the retention of 650 parliamentary constituencies declines…02 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness Rates: Small CompaniesWhat recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the number of small companies that pay business rates collectively through landlords that have been able to access…18 May 2020HANSARDBusiness Rates: Small CompaniesWill the Minister ask local authorities to report on the extent to which landlords are passing on the grants to tenants, because it is not just in Lancaster and Fleetwood that we…18 May 2020