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HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)We are almost straying into new clause 2, which I think we will debate this afternoon. The hon. Gentleman is talking about how much easier it is with the 7.5%, and I hope that we…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Paisley. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ceredigion on having tabled this probing amendment, because our whole…30 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)He is a Whip!25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman clarify which question number he is referring to?25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)rose—25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)I can quickly answer the two questions that the hon. Gentleman raises. First, a commitment to 650 seats was in our manifesto, on which we were elected. Secondly, it was in our…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)To be cheeky to the hon. Gentleman, we could go to 700 seats, which would give us a lot more Conservative seats, because ours are generally bigger than the Labour ones.25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)Absolutely. As the hon. Gentleman will know, however, the former Speaker showed the House that there is a way to twist everything, so none of these things is insurmountable. My…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)I am losing track now.25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Paisley. I want to make a few points about automaticity and why it is worth removing. The hon. Member for City of…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Fifth sitting)Further to the point of order, Mr Paisley. Just for clarification, as you rightly say it is not a matter for the Chair; it is a matter of debate. I have the same document that the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. There is something that I forgot to say, and it might add strength to his argument. There is a planning application that got…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)As I said, my hon. Friend the Member for Selby and Ainsty has four local authorities in his constituency, but I seriously take on board what the hon. Gentleman says about more…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making those points, because I have done some research into that. My constituency is covered only by Leeds City Council, and only five…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)I am not a historian, but there was no war between Berkshire and Hampshire—no wars of the roses.25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)I am most grateful to the hon. Lady for that intervention. I have often said that if God had wanted Yorkshire and Lancashire to meet, he would not have put a huge lump of granite…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)I am once again most grateful to the hon. Member for Glasgow East for taking the time to table these probing amendments, because this is an important part of the Bill and we…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)That is well on the record in my constituency.25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)I am listening carefully to the debate. Is one of the important points that we represent everybody, as the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood said? We are using a set of data…25 Jun 2020HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies Bill (Sixth sitting)I assume that I am right, although I stand to be corrected, in saying that not all voters who are registered can vote in a general election. There are voters who can vote in a…25 Jun 2020