That was eloquently put by my hon. Friend. All I can say is that I have a very modest 80 miles from east to west in my constituency, which feels decidedly small compared with the challenges and issues faced by both my hon. Friends. I am grateful to them for making that point, because it emphasises that when we equalise constituencies, we must take our geography into account, particularly the very challenging geography in the Scottish highlands.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Pete Wishart
(Scottish National Party)
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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