Obviously Ministers are drawn from Parliament. Does my hon. Friend agree that if the number of MPs is reduced but the number of Ministers is not, a considerable amount of power will shift from Parliament to Government? If the Government’s proposal were even-handed, the number of Ministers would be reduced so that power would not be transferred from Parliament to the Government.
Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill: Committee Stage
Proceeding contribution from
Peter Kyle
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 June 2018.
It occurred during Opposition day on Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill: Committee Stage.
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