Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Public Bill Committees With the greatest respect, the boundary commissions gave their final proposals to the Government only on Monday.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Public Bill Committees I am reflecting on this from memory, so I hope the Committee will forgive me if I have not got it quite right, but I think the hon.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Public Bill Committees I will keep my remarks focused, given that we are considering only the motion to adjourn, and respond specifically to a couple of remarks
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Public Bill Committees Again, I speak just for myself. My point is that the Government would not agree to take the Bill back on to the Floor of the House now.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Public Bill Committees As I said, I do not speak for the Government but it seems to me that that might be a sensible way forward.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Public Bill Committees I am grateful to the Minister for clarifying that last point. I referred to that in a previous sitting.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Public Bill Committees Before the Minister sits down, may I press her on one matter that I hope will be helpful to the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton?
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Public Bill Committees It is very good to see you in the Chair after the summer recess, Ms Dorries, and to see colleagues back to discuss the Bill.