Overseas Electors Bill (First sitting) Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office
Wednesday 17th October 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Public Bill Committees
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The issue can no longer be overlooked by the Government, given the cross-party support for votes at 16. As the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon has mentioned, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the Scottish National party, Plaid Cymru—[Laughter.]
Chris Elmore Portrait Chris Elmore (Ogmore) (Lab)
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for City of Chester, where Welshmen can of course still be shot with an arrow inside the city boundaries at dusk. The words he is looking for are “Plaid Cymru”, and I apologise to my hon. Friend for laughing so heavily at his pronunciation.