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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)I think that we should explore that constitutional issue, because we also need to look at the procedures of the House. Only the Government can instigate legislation, apart from…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)Essentially, the Minister is avoiding the central political reality, which is that because of the way the boundary commission went about its work, whether according to its…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)On a point of order, Mr Paisley. I seek your guidance before we start to move to details on the clauses. During one of the evidence sessions, we were given evidence on a matter…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)Further to that point of order, Mr Paisley. Could we ask the Clerks to seek clarification on that? It is a very important factor on which we might be making our determination.25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)Will the right hon. Gentleman take the opportunity to assure the Committee, and therefore put it on the record, that at no time in the future would he accept a place in the House…25 Jun 2020HANSARDEngagementsPrime Minister, the rehabilitation of offenders is supported right the way across the political spectrum, but the current operation of the Disclosure and Barring Service is a…24 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Third sitting)Q Should we have districts? Professor McLean: Well, since we have more time than we thought, we could have a discussion about US congressional districts, but Members may wish to…23 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Third sitting)Chair, before we come on to that, we have had several references in evidence to the OSCE report. Would it be possible for the Clerks to get the link for that and send it through…23 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe covid pandemic has revealed how shockingly dependent this country has become on other countries to train our medical workforce and the previous neglect of training. Will the…22 Jun 2020HANSARDBBC Regional Politics CoverageThe hon. Gentleman has touched on an important point. In many parts of the media—this also applies to ITN—the reporters stay for a long time, and they become fixtures for the…22 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)There are lots of ferries between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, though. I was recently on a Defence Committee visit there, prior to covid-19, and the ferries are quite regular…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q You conflated the situation in Scotland and Wales, did you not? Was not the reason why Wales retained a degree of what we accept is over-representation precisely so that the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q You talked about the Isle of Wight as if this issue were somehow absolutely insuperable, but you also talked about the constituency that includes Skye. Until the Skye bridge was…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q I agree with you about using the electoral register as the basis for drawing this up. You mention both accuracy and completeness. Would it be right to give greater powers and…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q Finally, you mentioned that something like 50% of the initial recommendations were altered. Is that not partly because if they followed an argument in one constituency, because…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Chair. First, Roger, you were very robust in your declaration of support for 650 seats. Were you as robust in your support for 600 when it was Conservative policy?…18 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I first report that yesterday I spoke to Pat Duffy, who not only was in very good spirits and fine form, but was polishing off his first glass of champagne to celebrate his…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q Do you find it interesting that a Government with a majority of 80 are so concerned about their inability to get through a boundary review? Might that indicate that the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies bill (Second sitting)Q In your work, do you find that there is an underlying problem, in that while many Conservatives can understand the issue of local identity for rural areas and small towns, they…18 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased that the Prime Minister is in the wings to hear this question. We know that the Disclosure and Barring Service sometimes bars people from work for decades and is,…17 Jun 2020