The point about geography is critical in Cumbria, where my constituency is. Under the proposals, we will end up with the largest constituency in England, Penrith and Solway. I have Solway at the moment, and my constituents are deeply worried, because they think they will lose representation. Cumbria not only is large in square mileage, but has mountains, lakes and difficult weather. A lot of the time, we cannot get from one part of it to another, and people on the Solway would lose their representation.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 18 November 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill.
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