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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Andrew George Excerpts
Tuesday 22nd June 2010

(14 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gary Streeter Portrait Mr Streeter
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In all the hubbub, I could not quite hear whether the hon. Gentleman was saying Lord Ashcroft or Lord Paul.

The hon. Gentleman knows that individual investigatory matters are not brought before the Speaker’s Committee. I am aware, however, that he has made a complaint, and the Electoral Commission will respond to it in due course.

Andrew George Portrait Andrew George (St Ives) (LD)
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9. What recent representations the Electoral Commission has received on proposals for the review of parliamentary constituency boundaries.

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Hurry up.

Gary Streeter Portrait Mr Streeter
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Sorry for the delay, Mr Speaker; I thought we had moved on to the Budget.

The Electoral Commission informs me that it has received a number of representations from the public, elected representatives and others about proposals for the review of parliamentary constituency boundaries. However, as the commission has no statutory responsibilities in relation to those boundaries, any representations that it has received on the proposals have been referred to the relevant parliamentary boundary commission.

Andrew George Portrait Andrew George
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I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. Further to the point made earlier by the right hon. Member for Delyn (Mr Hanson), given the fact that there are variations in registration across the country, will the hon. Gentleman make representations to Ministers in view of the impact that those variations will have on future boundaries?

Gary Streeter Portrait Mr Streeter
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I am happy to confirm that I will do precisely that.