Parliamentary Constituencies Bill

My Lords, it is an honour to move the very first amendment of the first Bill to be taken in Grand...

Thank you.

Amendment 1, which is also in the names of my noble friends Lord Lennie and Lord Grocott, simply ...

My Lords, well done to those who have been involved in setting up this hybrid Grand Committee. It...

My Lords, I endorse what the noble Lord, Lord Grocott, has just said about the use of Grand Commi...

My Lords, parliamentary boundaries seem to have been at the heart of my political life. Legislati...

My Lords, I share the view that it is ridiculous—in fact, quite improper—that this legislation is...

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Grocott explained perfectly how well my noble friend Lady Hayter i...

My Lords, the speeches by my colleagues before I was called have left me very little to say that ...

My Lords, as someone who tried to be a constitutional lawyer when I was a law officer, I agree en...

My Lords, before I pick up on the specific question of automaticity, I will pick up on one or two...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, might also refer to what happened when he left in 1992, w...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken on automaticity. It has been a very in...

I start by thanking the Minister but also the former Chief Whip, the noble Lord, Lord Grocott; th...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 2. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to ...

Moved by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

2: Clause 1, page 1, line 12, leave out “2031” and i...

My Lords, I am very pleased to speak to my Amendments 2 and 3 to Clause 1 regarding expanding the...

It was Staffordshire then.

Where was the cathedral, then?

That is in Lincoln.

Yes, we kept hearing about the cathedral. But I also kept hearing about his constituency. He was ...

My Lords, I am delighted once again to find myself in broad support of the noble Lord, Lord Foulk...

I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, and to commend my noble friend Lord Foulkes on...

We have had some excellent contributions. I want to make a simple point: the ties of community sh...

My Lords, first, I want to refute the calumny that I am participating in this debate only to go d...

My Lords, I have enjoyed the speeches so far in this debate. I come here as a former chair of the...

My Lords, the amendments in this group seek to change the timing of boundary reviews and the subm...

My Lords, I think that everyone who has spoken, apart from the Minister, supports the amendment. ...

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 6. I remind noble Lords that anyone w...

Moved by

Lord Cormack

6: Clause 2, page 2, line 20, leave out “As soon as reasonably ...

My Lords, I am delighted to be surrounded by so many colleagues this afternoon, but this is not P...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that build-up. I will speak to Amendment 7 in my n...

My Lords, I am tempted to say: “Follow that!” The noble Lord has given us something that is not j...

My Lords, I am speaking to Amendments 7 and 9, to which I have added my name, along with those of...

My Lords, it is a delight to follow my noble friend Lord Randall, who was a superb Deputy Chief W...

The word of the day seems to be “automaticity”. The noble Lord, Lord True, wants to remove any po...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Cormack and Lord Young, on the exemplary way in wh...

I have little to add. We have had a very interesting debate. I was particularly impressed by what...

My Lords, I very much agree with what the noble and learned Lord, Lord Morris, has just said. It ...

My Lords, as I made clear in the debate on the first group of amendments, we do not support the a...

My Lords, I am troubled that my body language should be coming under examination, particularly si...

My Lords, I have received no requests to speak after the Minister, so I call the noble Lord, Lord...

My Lords, first, I thank all those who took part in this interesting debate. Rarely do I hear a d...

My Lords, we now come to the group consisting of Amendment 10. I remind noble Lords that anyone w...

Moved by

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

10: After Clause 4, insert the following new...

My Lords, a key part of the last boundaries Act—parts of which this Bill seeks to amend—was to ma...

My Lords, I am delighted to support the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, on this amendment. I am one ...

My Lords, 16 and 17 year-olds already participate very actively in politics, whether as young mem...

My Lords, I speak today as someone who at the age of 16 was secretary of the Liverpool Wavertree ...

My Lords, I support this amendment for 16 and 17 year-olds to be entitled to vote at parliamentar...

I call the next speaker, the noble Lord, Lord Liddle. No? I call the next speaker, the noble Lord...

My Lords, the case for extending voting to 16 year-olds is getting stronger year by year. We alre...

My Lords, I am very grateful to noble Lords who tabled this amendment. It has provided this after...

I have received no request to speak after the Minister. Therefore, I call the noble Baroness, Lad...

I thank all noble Lords who have supported the amendment. I will simply make two points. First, a...

My Lords, the Minister quoted the manifesto commitment not to lower the voting age. I have just c...

I thank the noble Lord. I am sorry if I did not answer his question. I did not believe it was in ...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 11. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Moved by

Lord Lennie

11: After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—

“Impa...

My Lords, we were about to find out during the adjournment what my noble friend Lord Campbell-Sav...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 24, which is in the same territory as that which has just be...

My Lords, I have refrained from speaking on other amendments so as to concentrate my remarks on A...

My Lords, the Committee has heard three excellent speeches. I thank the noble Lords who tabled th...

I want to say a few words on Amendment 24, to which I have put my name in support of the noble Lo...

My Lords, I, too, put my name down in support of Amendment 24, having been a member of the Select...

My Lords, I am pleased that we are all paying tribute to my noble friend Lord Shutt of Greetland ...

My Lords, I am going to start with an element of agreement with a number of others who have spoke...

My Lords, I declare an interest as the Lords Minister in the coalition who had to carry through t...

The noble Lord, Lord Liddle, has withdrawn his name from the speakers’ list, so I call the noble ...

My Lords, I am delighted to contribute to the end of this debate because it has been of considera...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords who tabled these amendments. They have provided an opp...

My Lords, given the time, I will concentrate not on what previous speakers have said, but on what...