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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)What a good debate we have had on this part of the Bill. I think we all knew this would be one of the main dividing lines in the Committee. I am pleased we have been able to air…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)As a matter of common sense, that swelling is likely, and I agree with the hon. Gentleman that people have an incentive to register before an election. It is evidently the case…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I will keep this fairly brief, but I wish to take a moment to acknowledge the arguments made by my right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke and other members of the Committee…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I believe it is the former; indeed, that is what the consequential amendments in this bundle go on to do. We can complete that argument when we discuss the tolerance and the way…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I am really pleased that we have had this discussion, which, in formal terms, complements my opening remarks on clause 11 stand part. Following on from the arguments articulated…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I am happy to offer a few further arguments as to why it is misguided to seek to use general election data. Going back to the facts of the matter in December 2019, there are two…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman explain what the Romans ever did for the druids?30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 11 gives effect to the schedule to the Bill that contains minor and consequential amendments, including the repeal of provisions that are now spent or superseded. The…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)On a point of order, Mr Paisley. Are we dealing with the schedule and its amendments after the stand part debate?30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 10 makes a different kind of provision, and it will take me a little while to explain the detail of it, so I trust that the Committee will bear with me while I do. This…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)Here we go again, Mr Paisley. This clause is connected to clause 8, in that, as I have already said, the Bill seeks to maintain the number of constituencies at 650, reversing the…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)The debate would not have been complete had the hon. Lady not raised that point. I think it is fair to say that we have answered that one comprehensively in the course of these…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)Exactly; the audience awaits—or, as my three-year-old managed to learn to say the other day, “And the crowd goes wild!”. That surprised me coming out of the mouth of a…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)It was so emphatic that I thought it was another marvellous point coming from my right hon. Friend. Let me meet that noise of approval with another example from the 2018 review…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I echo right hon. and hon. Members in welcoming this debate and the very thoughtful way in which the hon. Member for…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)Sir David, it is a wonderful pleasure to return to the Committee under your chairmanship. I wanted to clarify a point that was raised by the right hon. Member for Warley. He is…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)That is extremely helpful to know. As I said once before in this Committee, it is of great benefit that we have such experienced Committee members, including no fewer than two…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)First, allow me to address the new clause that stands in my name before turning to new clause 4, which stands in the names of the hon. Members for Lancaster and Fleetwood and for…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank you, Sir David, and Mr Paisley for all of your work in chairing this Committee. We have all appreciated your clear chairmanship and good humour. I also thank the Clerks…30 Jun 2020