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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I briefly seek the opinion of the Committee in discussion of the new clause. I hope that its aim is self-evident. Most of us in Committee—my friends, the hon. Members for Glasgow…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I absolutely agree, which is why, to develop my argument and to answer the right hon. Lady directly, the new clause in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes a salient point. I would suggest that we have English devolution, and if we were logical in these arguments, we would reduce the number of constituencies…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)Of course I will. I mentioned the hon. Gentleman, so I could hardly not give way to him.30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)To be clear, I was not proposing different sized quotas in different areas. I was just suggesting that that would be the logic of following devolution to the letter, and to the…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman—or in a sense I am not, because I should have liked an answer that put my mind at rest, which his did not. It shows the severity of the…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I am intimately aware of that. I will take the Minister’s advice, because I do not think all of the responsibilities are coming back. Some will go back to the various different…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister and all hon. Members for taking part in an illuminating and positive debate. I was particularly taken by the intervention the hon. Member for Glasgow…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I do not want to take too long, but both interventions were correct. The point is that some powers will go straight to the devolved Assemblies and Parliaments, but others will…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Eighth sitting)I had not noticed that. You learn something new every day in this Committee. I think the Minister was unfair to characterise this idea as we think we know better. It is not that;…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)rose—30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a great pleasure to see you in the chair again, Mr Paisley. I will speak very briefly, reflecting on the contributions made by right hon. and hon. Members. I agree with the…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I find the right hon. Lady’s contributions thought-provoking and very helpful. Mr Speaker—30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)Mr Paisley! Not yet—maybe next year. May I express a sense of frustration at what I am hearing in Committee, including from the right hon. Member for Basingstoke, who has just…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I would not challenge the right hon. Gentleman. I take the advice that his local knowledge makes him an expert to give. We listen to each other and say, “Actually, in those…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the right hon. Lady for that clarification. The point that I was making in response to her speech and other contributions was that as long as we insist on 5%,…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)Just wait and see.30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to take part in the debate. I think an amendment that I have tabled is similar in effect to those tabled by Conservative Members. Anglesey, which I knew as a…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)I am looking at the clock.30 Jun 2020