Except that it is not much of a consultation if the Secretary of State for Wales goes to the First Minister in Wales and says, ““The referendum is going to be held on the date of your Assembly elections. Do you want to move your Assembly elections?”” That is a pretty rum sort of consultation—more a case of holding a gun to the other side's head than a proper consultation.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Chris Bryant
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 25 October 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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