Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Commons debates I accept that, but we have to balance these things, which is what the boundary commissions do.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Commons debates I am conscious that I have dealt with only the first argument that the hon.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Commons debates If we look at the existing range of constituency sizes—excluding the small protected island constituencies—we see that some Members repre
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Commons debates The hon. Gentleman obviously has a very narrow view of the Commonwealth.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Commons debates I would prefer to test the opinion of Parliament, and we may or may not test Parliament’s opinion today.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Commons debates My hon. Friend makes a good point. Devolution of local government also goes back to the point about workloads.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill | Commons debates I am a great believer in that level of devolution. The hon.