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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)Yes, there has to be, within this process, some degree of equalisation as to the weight of people’s votes and we have to try to achieve that as much as possible. I am arguing…25 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseBaroness Tanni Grey-Thompson pointed out this morning that more than 100,000 people are employed in the leisure industry. Large gymnasiums, swimming pools and lidos such as the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)I apologise, Mr Paisley, for missing part of the debate, but I was in the main Chamber for business questions and came here as soon as I could. I sympathise with the idea that we…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)I think you are asking me, Mr Paisley, to give us the opportunity to break for lunch. Is that right?25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)In response to the hon. Lady, yes, I do agree. We do have that opportunity. But we must also ensure that when those final decisions are published— following the rules that we have…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)Thank you, Sir David, for calling me again to continue my contribution. I was saying that it is very important for us to have accountability in this process, and some oversight to…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)I am sorry that I did not call you “Sir David” earlier. I was not trying to de-noble you and I apologise. I support the amendment tabled by the hon. Member for Glasgow East. We…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)The Bill gets more and more curious. The Minister argued consistently on previous clauses for a position that would have prevented us from getting to the clause, had we been in…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)The hon. Member for Glasgow East has provoked an interesting debate about how we go about this process. I did not understand some of Mr Bellringer’s arguments. We all know our…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTesting of NHS and Social Care StaffOn the testing figures that we get every day, after we take out studies that are being done through testing, along with double testing and those tests that are sent out through…24 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you.23 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Q Could it lead to frustration? We do not keep clearly identifiable communities with common characteristics integral within parliamentary representation, but their voices could be…23 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Q I am not sure which of the two of you I am aiming this question at, but how much does locality and the experience of living in a community influence the way people vote? Does it…23 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Q Earlier you mentioned that you favoured 650 MPs. You were concerned about going down to 600 and giving the payroll a greater proportional say. You also in answer to the Minister…23 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Q Can I ask about how we devise the electoral register? Do you think there should be any changes to the way we do that, and any sources of information that are currently denied…23 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thanks, Darren, for giving evidence this afternoon. Following on from that, do you think that the Boundary Commission is incapable of telling the difference between political…23 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Q Has your association identified the sources that you would like to be able to access? Peter Stanyon: I think the Department for Work and Pensions database is, at the moment,…23 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Q Are there any sources of information that electoral registration officers would like to have access to and that they currently cannot access, which would assist them in…23 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Q Do you have examples of where things went wrong, where local representations were dressed up in such a way as to influence the outcome, which brought about something that was…23 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Fourth sitting)Q Is the simple answer to the question that yes, there are sources that you would like access to? Peter Stanyon: There are potential sources. We need to see the quality of those…23 Jun 2020