Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill

Albert Owen Excerpts

2nd reading: House of Commons
Friday 18th November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab)]

The hon. Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley) has mentioned Scotland and Northern Ireland. The impact of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 will be greatest on Wales, because we will lose a higher percentage—11 seats—of MPs. That is wrong. It also includes three of four island communities, but does not give exemption to the principal island of the United Kingdom, namely the Isle of Anglesey, Ynys Môn.

[Pat Glass]

I welcome my hon. Friend’s very strong point about the island communities.